health-and-safety-building-and-physical-premises-safety

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency does not require pre-service or orientation training on building and physical premises safety, including identification of and protection from hazards, bodies of water and vehicular traffic for licensed centers, licensed family child care homes, or license-exempt family child care, as required by 98.44(b)(1)(i). (Plan Question 5.4.1e) • The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed centers or licensed family child care homes, or an annual inspection for license-exempt family child care homes for compliance with pre-service or orientation training requirements related to building and physical premises safety, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B) and 98.42(b)(2)(ii). (Plan Questions 5.5.1aii, 5.5.1bii, and 5.5.2bi) Overall Target Completion Date: 09/30/2025 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 The Lead Agency does not require pre-service or orientation training on building and physical premises safety, including identification of and protection from hazards, bodies of water and vehicular traffic for licensed centers, licensed family child care homes, or license-exempt family child care, as required by 98.44(b)(1)(i). (Plan Question 5.4.1e) 09/30/2025 2 The Lead Agency will update the definition of child care staff in Title 392 regulations to include substitutes. 01/31/2025 3 The Lead Agency will add the definition of child care staff to the child care enrollment agreement. Child care substitutes will be required to complete Prepare to Care. 05/31/2025 4 The Lead Agency will revise the Prepare to Care and Lincoln/Lancaster Health and Safety trainings to include appropriate CCDF information. 09/30/2025 5 The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed centers or licensed family child care homes, or an annual inspection for license-exempt family child care homes for compliance with pre-service or orientation training requirements related to building and physical premises safety, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B) and 98.42(b)(2)(ii). (Plan Questions 5.5.1aii, 5.5.1bii, and 5.5.2bi) 09/30/2025 6 The Lead Agency will train Lead Agency staff to monitor trainings completed by child care substitutes. 09/30/2025