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b. Provide the standards, appropriate to the provider setting and age of children, that address that children attending child care programs under CCDF are age-appropriately immunized, according to the latest recommendation for childhood immunizations of the respective State public health agency, for the following CCDF-eligible providers: i. All CCDF-eligible licensed center care. Provide the standard: The following standards are applicable to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children in all CCDF-eligible licensed center care and are found in Rules and Regulations for Child Care Learning Centers.

Children’s Records 591-1-1-.08(2) The file shall also contain evidence of age-appropriate immunizations or a signed affidavit against such immunizations. The items shall be maintained for each child enrolled in the Center on a form approved by the Department, and no child shall continue enrollment in the Center for more than thirty (30) days without such evidence.

ii. All CCDF-eligible licensed family child care homes. Provide the standard: The following standards are applicable to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school- age children in all CCDF-eligible licensed family child care homes and are found in Rules and Regulations for Family Child Care Learning Homes.

Children’s Records 290-2-3-.08(2) Such records shall include evidence of age appropriate immunizations, or a signed affidavit certifying that the required immunizations conflict with the religious belief of the Parent or a physician statement that immunization is contraindicated. Evidence of immunizations or required documentation shall be on file for each Child upon admission to the Home or within 30 days thereafter.

iii. All CCDF-eligible licensed in-home care. Provide the standard: The following standards are applicable to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children in all CCDF-eligible regulated (but not licensed) informal in-home care providers and are found in the Health & Safety Standards for Informal Providers Appendix HH. C. Children’s Records (1) Informal Providers must maintain a file for each child while such child is in care and for a period of one (1) year after such child is no longer enrolled. The file shall contain emergency contact information including, but not limited to, the following: (d) Such records shall include evidence of age-appropriate immunizations, or a signed affidavit certifying that the required immunizations conflict with the religious belief of the Parent or a physician statement that immunization is contraindicated. Evidence of immunizations or required documentation shall be on file for each Child upon admission to the Provider or within 30 days thereafter. CAPS Policy Manual 6.6(1-5) Child’s Immunization Requirements (1) Current immunizations are required for children to receive CAPS.