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LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LARGE HOMES 3 5, Large Child Day Care Homes must be licensed by the State of North Carolina and must display that license at all times when children are in care. The purpose of the licensing requirements Is to: (1) protect the health and safety of the children, (2) assure that persons who operate the home and who provide care to the children have some training and experience In group child care, and (3) provide children In care with adequate space, equipment and opportunities for Indoor and outdoor activities appropriate to their ages. Some of the requirements for large homes are summarized below: HEALTH AND SAFETY Every large home must be Inspected to show that It meets applicable fire, sanitation, and building codes. Operators must also comply with local zoning requirements. Monthly fire drills and a plan for emergency medical care are required. The operator of tlir, home must keep records for Tech child which Include medical statements, Immunization records, ottendanre records, and Informal /on which Is needed for the child's health and safety. The parent must provide the operator with the following Information: who to contact in an emergency, who Is allowed to take the child away from the home, and what allergies or special health problems the child has. The parent must also give the operator written permission to get emergency medical attention for the child. When a child needs to be given medicine, the home must hove written instructions from the parent, or from, the child's doctor If It Is a prescription medicine. If the home transports children, It must comply with state safety standards Including those for the driver's license, vehicle Inspection, and child restraints or seat belts. Also, the parent must give the operator written Permission to transport the child. STAFF There are limitations on the total number of children who can be present In o large home. All children who are younger than 13 years, except the operator's own school -age children, must be counted, if all the children present are school - aged,as many as 15 children may he cared for at one time. if there are any younger children present the home may have no more than 12 children at one time. • There are also the following limits on the number of children who may be cored for by one person: Age Range of Children Number of Children Allowed -- In the Care of 1 person Al! Younger than Age 4 - - - - -- 6 Birth.through Age 12 ---=---- - - - - -- 8 (and no more than 3 children Age 2 through 12 10 may be younger than 1 year old) Age 3 through 12 ------------------ 12 All school -age --------------- -- - - -- 1s No person who has been convicted of abuse or neglect may work, live or otherwise be present In a home. Caregivers must be literate and at least 16 years old, but no one younger Than 18 may be In charge of the children. The person responsible for the operation of the home must be at least 21 years old and have at least one Year's experience caring for children In a day core home or center. Before being employed, each staff person must have a doctor's statement saying he or she Is able to care for children. Every staff person must update this health Information and have o tuberculosis test every year. After being hired, staff members are required to have at least 20 hours of training each year. At least one person must be able to recognize common infectious diseases and one staff person must he tralnorf in fled ,dw