5101:2-17-01 "Step Up To Quality" (SUTQ): program standards.

 

 

 

5101:2-17-01               "Step Up To Quality" (SUTQ): program standards.

 

 

 

(A)  Step up to quality (SUTQ) definitions.

 

(1) "Administrator"

 

(a) Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) licensed child care center administrator as defined in rule 5101:2-12-24 of the Administrative Code.

 

(b) ODJFS   licensed   type   A   home   administrator   as   defined   in   rule 5101:2-13-24 of the Administrative Code.

 

(c) Ohio  department  of  education  (ODE)  licensed  preschool  director  as defined in rule 3301-37-01 of the Administrative Code.

 

(d)ODE  licensed  staff  member  as  defined  in  rule  3301-32-02  of  the Administrative Code.

 

(1)(2) "Child care staff"

 

(a)   ODJFS licensed child care center staff as defined in rule 5101:2-12-25 of the Administrative Code.

 

(b)       ODJFS  licensed  type  A  home  provider  staff  as  defined  in  rule 5101:2-13-25 of the Administrative Code.

 

(c)     ODJFS  licensed  type  B  home  provider  employee  as  defined  in  rule 5101:2-14-09 of the Administrative Code.

 

(d)ODE licensed preschool staff member, head teacher, teacher, and non-teaching employee as defined in rule 3301-37-01 of the Administrative Code.

 

(2)(3) "Family child care provider" is an Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) licensed type A home provider or an ODJFS licensed type B home provider.

 

(a) ODJFS licensed type A home provider.

 

(b) ODJFS licensed type B home provider.

 

(3)(4) "Program" includes all of the following:

 

(a)   Family child care provider.; or

 

 

(b)   ODJFS licensed child care center.

(c) ODE licensed preschool.

(d)ODE licensed school child program.

(B)   An ODJFS licensed child care center and an ODE licensed preschool or school child program shall meet the standards for the star rating requested at registration as listed in appendixappendices A, B, C, and D to this rule and family child care providers shall meet the standards as listed in appendixappendices B E, F, G, and H to this rule.

(C) A program registering for a two-star rating or above shall meet the program standards of all of the lower ratings contained in the appendices to this rule before a higher star rating shall be awarded.

(D)(C) A program registering for a four or five-star rating may be awarded points based on the verification of the three-star rating requirements and its ability to earn additional points as outlined in the appendices to this rule.

(E)(D) A program shall obtain at least one point in each of the following domains in order to achieve a four or five-star rating:

(1)   Learning and development.

(2)   Administrative and leadership practices.

(3)   Staff qualifications and professional development.

(4)   Family and community partnerships.

(F)(E) For an ODJFS licensed child care center or an ODE licensed preschool or licensed school child program to achieve a four-star rating, it shall score thirty-five to fifty-five points. Points are indicated in appendix AD to this rule.

(G)(F) For an ODJFS licensed child care center or an ODE licensed preschool or licensed school child program to achieve a five-star rating, it shall score fifty-six to seventy-nine points. Points are indicated in appendix AD to this rule.

(H)(G) For a family child care provider to achieve a four-star rating, it shall score thirty to forty-five points. Points are indicated in appendix BH to this rule.

(I)(H) For a family child care provider to achieve a five-star rating, it shall score forty-six to sixty-four points. Points are indicated in appendix BH to this rule.

Effective:	06/26/2016
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:	10/01/2018
CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Certification
06/16/2016
Date
Promulgated Under:	119.03
Statutory Authority:	5104.29
Rule Amplifies:	5104.29
Prior Effective Dates:	7/1/09, 8/1/10, 11/10/11, 10/1/13, 7/20/2014 ,
	9/28/2015