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(ii) For the director(s) and staff prior to employment; (iii) For all other staff persons (including the emergency person) prior to employment; and (iv) For all persons hired by the child care facility at each registration renewal. (c) No child care center shall employ or retain an individual who has been determined to have committed an act of child abuse or neglect. (2) Background criminal history checks. (a) To be employed by or to provide teacher/caregiver services at a child care facility, a person shall first undergo a State fingerprint review from SLED. (b) A person may be provisionally employed or may provisionally provide teacher/caregiver services after the favorable completion of the state fingerprint review. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fingerprints shall be submitted for review within 14 business days upon receiving the SLED results. Upon the completed FBI review, the results will be forwarded to the appropriate Department for distribution. (c) No child care facility may employ a person, engage the services of or knowingly allow a person in the child care facility during normal hours of operation who is required to register under the sex offender registry act pursuant to SC Code of Laws Section 23–3–430 or who has been convicted of: (i) A crime listed in SC Code of Laws Chapter 3 of Title 16, Offenses Against the Person; (ii) A crime listed in SC Code of Laws Chapter 15 of Title 16, Offenses Against Morality and Decency; (iii) The crime of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, contained in SC Code of Laws Chapter 17 of Title 16 at Section 16–17–490; (iv) The felonies classified A through F in SC Code of Laws Chapter 1 of Title 16 at Section 16-1-10A; (v) The offenses enumerated in Chapter 1 of Title 16 at Section 16-1-10D; or (vi) A criminal offense similar in nature to the crimes listed in this subsection committed in other jurisdictions or under federal law. (d) The results of the fingerprint reviews are valid and reviews are not required to be repeated as long as the person remains employed by or continues providing teacher/caregiver services in a child care facility; however, if a person has a break in service of one year or longer, the fingerprint reviews shall be repeated. (e) Copies of State and Federal fingerprint results shall be retained in the staff file and available for review by Department staff, upon request. (3) Center director and/or center co-director(s). (a) There shall be a center director and/or center co-director(s), who, operating within the organization’s chain of command, is responsible for the following: (i) Administration and management of the center; (ii) Safety and protection of the children; (iii) Development and implementation of policies and procedures; (iv) Communication with parents about the policies and procedures of the center; (v) Staff hiring, supervision and ongoing professional development; and (vi) Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations of the child care center. (b) The center director(s) or a designee shall be physically present on-site during the hours of the center’s operation. A center co-director is required when the program operates more than 12 hours per day. (c) The center director and center co-director(s) shall be at least 21 years of age and meet one of the following qualifications: