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)  "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.

 

(2)   "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.

 

(3)   "Program"

 

(a)   Family child care provider; or

 

(b)   ODJFS licensed child care center.

 

(B)    An ODJFS licensed child care center shall meet the standards for the star rating requested at registration as listed in appendix A to this rule and family child care providers shall meet the standards as listed in appendix B 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)    A program registering for a four or five-star ratingsrating 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)   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)    For an ODJFS licensed child care center to achieve a four-star rating, it shall score thirty-five to fifty-five points. Points are indicated in appendix A to this rule.

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

(H)   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 B to this rule.

(I) 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 B to this rule.

Effective:	09/28/2015
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:	10/01/2018
CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Certification
09/18/2015
Date
Promulgated Under:	119.03
Statutory Authority:	5104.30
Rule Amplifies:	5104.30
Prior Effective Dates:	7/1/09, 8/1/10, 11/10/11, 10/1/13, 7/20/2014