Bill 213 — Fkst Session, 22Nd Legislature, 38 Elizabedi Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 213 Quality Child Day Care Standards Act Mrs. Hewes (Legislature 22, Session 1)

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1989 BILL 213 Fkst Session, 22nd Legislature, 38 Elizabedi II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 213 QUALITY CHILD DAY CARE STANDARDS ACT MRS. HEWES First Reading Second Reading Committee of die Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

Bill 213 Mrs. Hewes BILL 213 1989 QUALITY CHILD DAY CARE STANDARDS ACT (Assented to , 1989) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as foUows: 1 The Social Care Facilities Licensing Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 1 is amended by repealing clause (f)(i.

l) and substitut ing the following: (i. 1) a child day care centre. 3 The following is added after

section 3: Child Day Care Centres 3.1(1) Every person applying for a Ucence for a chUd day care centre shaU satisfy the Dkector that he will have the facUities and capabiUty of complying with this section.

(2) Every person providing day care in the chUd day care cenke shaU provide an envkonment that is conducive to the health, safety and weU-being of every chUd therein.

(3) The ratio of staff to chUdren and die size of the child groups shall not exceed: (

a) for children up to 18 montiis, a staff:child ratio of 1:3, nor a group size of more than 6 children;

Explanatory Notes 1 This BUI wUl amend

chapter S-14 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2 Clause (f)(i.

l) presently reads: (i.

l) a day care centre. 3 Standards for child day care centres.

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b) for children from 19-30 months, a staff:child ratio of 1:4, nor a group size of more than 8 chUdren; (

c) for children from 31-72 months, a staffichUd ratio of 1:8, nor a group size of more than 16 children.

(4) Notwitiistanding subsection (2) or (3), where a provision for groupings of combined age of chUdren is arranged, at least 2 staff persons must be present to implement the day care program for 15 chUdren of which no more than 4 may be aged between 19 and 30 months, no more than 5 between 31 and 54 months and nor more than 7 between 55 and 72 months.

(5) A chUd day care centre must provide outdoor play space, (

a) that is fenced, (

b) that is at least 4 square metres in area for each child for which the centre is licensed up to the age of 18 months plus 7 square metres for each child for which the centre is licensed between the ages of 19 and 72 months.

(6) Every day care centre shall provide indoor play space of at least 4 square meti-es per child exclusive of any space occupied by any thing which is not play equipment for the children. 3.2(1) Every person operating a child day care centre shall provide a program of activities to promote the overall develop ment of die child including physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of the children, including indoor and outdoor activities.

(2) Every chUd day care centre shall have adequate and appropriate equipment for the care, exercise and development of the children.

(3) By January 1, 1991, every child day care centre shaU have a fuU time director that has post-secondary educational experience in early childhood development or education, child and famUy studies, education or a related field as provided in the regulations and at least 2 year's experience in a chUd day care centre.

(4) By January 1994, every person who is a full time director of a child day care centre shall have completed or be engaged in study for a post-diploma certificate in day care administra tion in a course specified in the regulations.

(5) Every child day care centre shall have at least one person on the regular staff of die cenke who has completed a 1 or 2 year program in early chUdhood development or education, child or family studies, education or related field as set out in the regulations.

(6) By January 1, 1994, every child day care centre shaU have, for each group of children as specified in the

schedule to

section 3.1, at least 1 staff member who either has a one-year diploma in early chUdhood development or education, child and family studies, education or related field as set out in the regulations and 2 year's experience at a child day care centre or a 2-year diploma in such training and 1 year's experience at a child day care centre. 3.3 The operator of a child day care centre shall (

a) with respect to every person working at the day care centre, prior to December 1,1989; and (

b) with respect to every person who appUes to work at the chUd day care centre after the commencement of this section; requke the person (

c) to obtain and submit to the operator a copy of any record of criminal conviction against them (

d) to consent to die operator obtaining from the Director of Child Welfare a statement as to whether the person has been convicted of any offence under any provincial statute that is prescribed in the regulations as being a statute which relates to the care of children or the suitability of a person to work at a day care centre;and (

e) to provide a written statement in the form provided in the regulations diat no charges are pending against that person under the Criminal Code (Canada) or under any of

die statutes prescribed in the regulations for the purposes of clause (d). 3.4 Every child day care cenke that is Ucensed to operate prior to the commencement of this

section shaU comply with sections 3.1 and 3.2 no later than January 1,1991. 3.5(1) The operator of every chUd day care centre shaU estabUsh a Parental Monitoring Group consisting of no less than 3 parents of children attending the day care centre, and register the names and addresses of the Group with the Dkector.

(2) The Dkector shall notify the Group of any inspection of the day care centre and provide it with a copy of any informa tion or report relating to the inspection. 3.6 The operator of a child day care centre shall permit any parent of a child who is entitled to access to the child to have access to the child at the centre at any time that die child is present in the centre. 4

Section 11 is amended (

a) by striking out "The Lieutenant Govemor in CouncU" and substituting "Subject to sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4, the Lieutenant Govemor in Council", and (

b) by adding after clause (

g) the following (g).l listing the provmcial statutes or provisions thereof under which convictions of persons applying for or working in day care centi-es are to be reported by die Dkector of ChUd Welfare to an operator of a child day care centre who is seeking to employ a person. 5 This Act comes into force on January 1,1990.

4 Regulations subject to sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4. 5 Coming into force. Title: 1989 (22nd, 1st) Bill 213, Quality Child Day Care Standards Act

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