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issuance and authorizing the religious entity to operate in accordance with the regulations of the Department. (19) Renewal: To grant an extension of a regular registration. (20) School-aged child: A child at least old enough to enroll in public kindergarten. (21) Sex offender registry: A statewide computerized listing of names and other identifying information on convicted sex offenders maintained and updated by the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and authorized by Section 23–3–400 et. Seq., Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. (22) Staff: Full-time and part-time management, administrative, teaching/caregiving, program, maintenance, food service and service personnel; emergency and substitute personnel; supervised students; supervised student teachers and supervised volunteers. (23) Staff:child ratio: The maximum number of children permitted per teacher/caregiver. (24) Student teacher: An individual enrolled in his/her final practicum to be qualified for teacher certification. He or she shall meet the same health standards as other staff and undergo background investigation. He or she may be included in staff:child ratios. (25) Student volunteer: An individual at least 16 years of age from a recognized educational institution or who may receive credit, reimbursement for expenses or a stipend for providing services in a trainee capacity under supervision of a staff member at all times when providing direct care to children shall not be counted in the staff:child ratio. (26) Supervision: Care provided to an individual child or a group of children. Adequate supervision requires staff awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child, knowledge of activity requirements and children’s needs and accountability for their care. Adequate supervision also requires the director, and/or staff being near and having ready access to children in order to intervene when needed. Supervision requires adequate staff to meet staff:child ratios. (27) Suspend: To void the regular registration of a child care center operated by a religious body. (28) Teacher/caregiver: Any person whose duties include direct care, supervision, and guidance of children in a child care center. (29) Toddler: A child 12 months of age or older but younger than 24 months of age. (30) Training: Participation by child care center staff, in workshops, conferences, educational or provider associations, formal schooling, in-service training, or planned learning opportunities provided by qualified individuals. Training shall be age appropriate for the child population served by the child care center and in subject areas related to: administration, child growth and development and health and safety (such as, but not limited to child care, nutrition, infection control, communicable disease management and causes and signs of child abuse and neglect). Training for directors may also be in areas related to supervision of child care staff or program administration. (31) Two-year olds: A child 24 months of age or older but younger than 3 years of age. (32) Volunteer: An individual parent, grandparent, other professional or skilled individual artist or crafts person at least 16 years of age infrequently assisting with the daily activities for children in a child care center who provides services without compensation and who is supervised by staff at all times when providing direct care to children. An individual meeting this definition is not required to undergo a fingerprint background check or health screening and is not counted in staff:child ratios. HISTORY: Added by State Register Volume 17, Issue No. 4, eff April 23, 1993. Amended by State Register Volume 29, Issue No. 6, eff June 24, 2005. 114–522. Procedures. A. Pre-application consultation (1) A potential operator may secure information about important items to consider before starting a child care facility by contacting staff of the State or Regional Child Care Licensing Office. (2) Facilities owned and operated by a local church congregation, established religious denomina- tion, religious college or university which does not receive state or federal financial assistance for