12VAC35-46-380: Child care staff

A. Each child care worker shall be responsible for guidance and supervision of the children to whom the child care worker is assigned.

B. Each child care worker and relief child care worker shall furnish evidence of having obtained one of the following experience or education standards:

1. A baccalaureate degree in human services;

2. An associate's degree and three months of experience working with children; or

3. A high school diploma or G.E.D. and six months of experience working with children.

C. A person with a high school diploma or G.E.D. and less than six months of experience working with children may be hired as child care staff, provided that the person does not work independently. Provisional child care staff shall at all times work directly with the program director, case manager, child care supervisor, or an experienced child care worker who has at least one year of professional experience working with children.

D. A person serving in a child care worker's position shall be at least 19 years of age, except as provided in 12VAC35-46-270 A.

E. The provider shall not be dependent on temporary contract workers to provide resident care.