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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

(A)A child care program shall meet the program standards for the star rating registered for as listed in Appendix A to this rule for Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) for licensed child care centers and Appendix B to this rule for ODJFS licensed type A family child care homes.

 

(B)A child care 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.

 

(C)A child care program registering for four or five-star ratings 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.

 

(D)A child care program shall obtain a 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.

 

(E)For a 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.

 

(F) For  a  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.

 

(G)For a type A home to achieve a four-star rating, it shall score thirty to forty-five points. Points are indicated in Appendix B to this rule.

 

(H)For a type A home to achieve a five-star rating, it shall score forty-six to sixty-seven points. Points are indicated in Appendix B to this rule.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5101:2-17-01                                                                                                                         2

Replaces:                                                     5101:2-17-01

Effective:                                                     10/01/2013

R.C. 119.032 review dates:                         10/01/2018

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

09/20/2013

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