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(9) use strategies to prevent a child’s aggressive behavior and to de-escalate volatile situations;

(10) act as a positive role model for children, especially with regard to respecting the feelings and rights of others; and

(11) provide an environment that respects the gender, culture, ethnicity, family composition, and special emotional, cognitive, and developmental needs of each child. (d) A child care facility with one or more employees or other caregivers shall obtain a completed application for employment or other work from each prospective employee or caregiver before allowing the applicant to have contact with children in care. The completed application must provide the information necessary to determine whether the applicant has the qualifications required under this section. In addition, the facility shall obtain at least three written references on a prospective employee, at least two of which are from individuals unrelated to the applicant, and at least one reference on any other caregiver, from someone unrelated to the caregiver. A reference must

(1) be received directly by the child care facility from the individual making the reference;

(2) attest to the prospective employee’s or other individual’s ability to work successfully with children, act as a positive role model for children, and otherwise meet the requirements of this section; and

(3) if taken by telephone, be recorded immediately by written notes, dated and signed by the individual taking the reference. (e) For purposes of this section, the department will not consider an individual in a child care facility to lack contact with children in the facility merely because the facility supervises or agrees to supervise that individual. (f) In this section, “abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a child” has the meaning given the term “child abuse or neglect” in AS 47.17.290. (Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 2/9/2007, Register 181; am 5/15/2016, Register 218; am 6/29/2017, Register 222) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.29.020 AS 47.05.340 AS 47.32.130

AS 47.05.310 AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.140

AS 47.05.320 AS 47.32.020