[Ord. No. 974 § 1; Ord. No. 989 § 1]
There shall be a School-Aged Child Care Program for the Borough
of Milltown, administered by the Borough of Milltown, Department of
Parks and Recreation, to provide care and activities for students
of Milltown residents registered in the schools in the Borough.
[Ord. No. 974 § 2]
As used in this chapter:
Shall mean the Borough of Milltown, Department of Parks and
Recreation.
Shall mean the Bureau of Licensing, Division of Youth and
Family Services, Department of Human Services.
Shall mean the school-aged child care program in the Borough
of Milltown.
Shall mean any person under 13 years of age.
Shall mean the New Jersey Department of Human Services.
Shall mean the staff member responsible for the daily operation
and management of the Center.
Shall mean the Division of Youth and Family Services, Department
of Human Services.
Shall mean the rules contained in the Requirements for Child
Care Centers, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122.
Shall mean a birth or adoptive parent, legal guardian, or
any other person having responsibility for, or custody of, a child.
Shall mean any person(s) employed by or working for or at
the Center on a regularly scheduled basis. This includes full-time,
part-time, voluntary, substitute, contract or consulting personnel,
whether compensated or not.
[Amended 6-13-2016 by Ord. No. 16-1429; 3-12-2018 by Ord. No. 18-1454]
a.
The Milltown
School-Aged Child Care Program will operate for 12 months each year.
b.
c.
Summer SACC
Program will begin operating following the last day of school in June
for Parkview Elementary and Joyce Kilmer Elementary and will continue
through July and August.
[Ord. No. 974 § 4; Ord. No. 989 § 3; Ord. No. 1030; Ord. No. 1072; Ord. No. 01-1095; Ord. No. 02-119; Ord. No.
03-1142; Ord. No. 04-1166; Ord. No. 05-1210; Ord. No. 06-1226; Ord.
No. 11-1334; amended 6-13-2016 by Ord. No. 16-1429; 3-12-2018 by Ord. No. 18-1454; 3-25-2019 by Ord. No. 19-1471; 9-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-1503]
a.
School
Year Program.
1.
The School
Year SACC Program is available to Milltown residents.
2.
There is a school-year registration fee of $40 nonrefundable fee
per child.
b.
Summer
Program.
1.
The Summer
SACC Program is available to Milltown residents and non-Milltown residents.
2.
There is a summer registration fee of $40 nonrefundable fee per child
for Milltown residents.
3.
There is
a summer registration fee of $50 nonrefundable fee per child for non-Milltown
residents.
4.
SACC Fees shall be paid in equal monthly installments due by the
25th of each preceding month during the school year. If the due date
falls on a weekend or holiday, the payment will be due by the following
business day.
(a)
c.
Violations
and Penalties of this Section.
[Ord. No. 974 § 5]
a.
The
Director shall develop and provide a variety of children's planned
activities, geared to the age and developmental level of the children
served, that;
b.
The
Center shall ensure that each child riding a bicycle wears a helmet,
as specified in the Bicycle Helmet Law, N.J.S.A. 39:4-10.1.
c.
The
Director shall also plan and implement programs that include:
1.
Activities that reflect the interests and skills of the children
served;
2.
Opportunities for child involvement in activity planning;
3.
Opportunities for self-selected activities;
4.
Recreational opportunities, including a mixture of indoor/outdoor
and large muscle activities; and
5.
Daily schedules that include individual quiet times, structured and
unstructured activities, and small-group and large-group activities.
d.
All
programs shall be submitted to the Borough Council for approval by
Resolution.
[Ord. No. 974 § 6]
a.
The
Director shall notify the Bureau verbally of any of the following
changes or events by the next working day after the Center learns
of their occurrence:
1.
Injury or illness that results in the admittance to a hospital or
death of a child, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-7.10(b);
2.
Occurrence of a reportable disease, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-7.10(a);
3.
Change in use by other occupants of a multi-use building in which
the Center is located, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-2.3(d);
4.
Permanent closing of the Center;
5.
Damage to the premises of the Center caused by fire, accident or
the elements;
6.
Proposed use of emergency space including re-location or use of rooms
not approved by local municipal officials or by the Bureau, as specified
in N.J.A.C. 10:122-5.2(q); and
7.
Any conviction(s) or guilty plea(s) of the director or any staff
member, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-4.1(b)1 and (c)2.
b.
The
Director shall notify the Bureau verbally, within three working days,
of any change(s) to the licensing information previously submitted
to the Bureau on the completed application form, including, but not
limited to, changes in location. The Director shall notify the Bureau
in writing within 30 calendar days of any such change(s).
[Ord. No. 974 § 7]
a.
Inspection
of Records. General Requirements for Center records are as follows:
1.
The Center's records shall be open for inspection by authorized representatives
of the Bureau.
2.
The Center's records shall be open for inspection by authorized representatives
of the Division's Institutional Abuse Investigation Unit (IAIU) and,
provided that they may only secure information about children under
the Division's supervision, Division caseworkers.
b.
Records
Required to Be Maintained. Requirements for administrative records
are as follows:
1.
The administrative records specified in paragraph b,2 and 3 below
shall be maintained by the Center until the end of each licensing
period.
2.
The following records shall be maintained in files located at the
Center's administrative office;
(a)
Comprehensive general liability insurance, as specified in N.J.A.C.
10:122-3.4;
(b)
A record of monthly fire drills, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-5.2(m)3;
training sessions for staff members on the use of fire extinguishers
and fire alarms and evacuation procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C.
10:122-5.2(o).
3.
The following records shall be maintained in files located at Parkview
and Joyce Kilmer Schools;
(a)
A current manual;
(b)
The building's fire safety inspection certificate, as specified in
N.J.A.C. 10:122-5.1(b);
(c)
The Center's certificate or statement of satisfactory health approval,
as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-5.1(c);
(d)
The documents providing information to parents, as specified in N.J.A.C.
10:122-3.6(a) and 7.11.
(e)
A record of each parent's signature attesting to the receipt of the
Information to Parents document, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-3.6(a)
and (b);
(f)
Documentation of the use of extermination services, if applicable,
as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-5.2(a)7;
(g)
Signed blanket permission slips for walks and signed individual permission
slips for field trips, outings or special events involving transportation
of children away from the center, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-6.8(d)
through (f);
(h)
A written policy on the disciplining of children by staff members,
as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-6.6(d);
(i)
A written policy on the release of children, as specified in N.J.A.C.
10:122-6.5(a);
(j)
A written policy providing for the direct involvement of parents
of enrolled children in the center's operation and activities, as
specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-6.8(h) and (i)1; and
(k)
A written outline of the center's daily activities, as specified
in N.J.A.C. 10:122-6.1(e).
c.
Staff
Records. The requirements for staff records are as follows:
1.
The staff records specified in c,2 and 3 below shall be maintained
by the Borough for one year after the staff member has stopped working
at the Center.
2.
The following records for the Director and all staff members shall
be maintained in files located at the Borough's administrative office:
(a)
Applications for employment, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-4.1(b)1
and (c);
(b)
References on the Director and staff members, as specified in N.J.A.C.
10:122-4.1(b)2;
(c)
Documentation of applicable education and experience, as specified
in N.J.A.C. 10:122-4.5(a) through (d);
(d)
A record of each staff member's signature attesting to the receipt
of the policy statement on the disciplining of children by staff members,
as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-6.6(e);
(e)
A record of each staff member's signature attesting to the receipt
of the information to Parents document, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-3.6(b);
and
(f)
Health information for staff members, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-7.4;
3.
Staff attendance sheets, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-4.4(b)3i,
shall be maintained in files located at the Center.
d.
Children's
Records.
1.
For children currently enrolled in the Center, the records of each
child, as specified in d,3 through d,6 below, shall be maintained
in files located at the Center.
2.
For children no longer enrolled in the Center, the records for each
child, as specified in d,3 through d,6 below, shall be maintained
for one year in files located either at a central administrative office
or at the Center.
3.
The following records shall be maintained for each child by the Center:
4.
For a noncustodial parent:
(a)
If applicable, written authorization from the custodial parent to
allow visits by or releases to the noncustodial parent, as specified
in N.J.A.C. 10:122-6.5(a)2; and
(b)
If applicable, a court order denying access, or granting limited
access, by a noncustodial parent to his or her child, as specified
in N.J.A.C. 10:122-6.5(a)2.
5.
Health information for children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-7.3;
and
6.
Accident and injury records, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-7.6(b).
[Ord. No. 974 § 8]
a.
The
Center shall give to the parent(s) of every enrolled child and to
every staff member a written document indicating that the Center is
required to:
1.
Be licensed by the Bureau of Licensing, Division of Youth and Family
Services;
2.
Comply with all applicable provisions of the Manual of Requirements
for Child Care Centers;
3.
Post its license in a prominent location within the Center;
4.
Retain a current copy of the manual and make it available for parents'
review;
5.
Indicate how parents can secure a copy of the manual from the Bureau;
6.
Make available to parents, upon request, the Bureau's Life/Safety
and Program Inspection/Violation and Complaint Investigation Summary
report(s) on the Center, as well as any letters of enforcement or
other actions taken against the Center during the Center's current
licensing period;
7.
Post a listing or diagram of those rooms and/or areas that have been
approved by the Bureau for children's use;
8.
Comply with the inspection/investigation functions of the Division,
including the interviewing of staff members and children;
9.
Afford parents the opportunity and time to review and discuss with
the Center Director any questions or concerns about the policies and
procedures of the Center or whether the Center is in compliance with
all applicable provisions of the manual;
10.
Advise parents that if they believe or suspect that the Center is
violating any requirement of the manual, they may report such alleged
violations to the Borough or Director or to the Bureau;
11.
Afford parents of enrolled children an opportunity to participate
in the Center's operation and activities;
12.
Afford parents of enrolled children the opportunity to visit the
Center at any time during the Center's hours of operation to observe
its operation and program activities without having to secure prior
approval;
13.
Provide parents with advance notice of any field trip, outing or
special event involving the transportation of children away from the
Center, and, for each event, secure the written consent of the parent(s)
before taking a child on such a field trip, outing or special event;
14.
Post a copy of the Center's written statement of policy on the disciplining
of children by staff members in a prominent location within the Center,
and make a copy of it available to parents upon request;
15.
Indicate through this chapter that any person who has reasonable
cause to believe that a child has been or is being subjected to any
form of hitting, corporal punishment, abusive language, ridicule or
harsh, humiliating or frightening treatment, or any other kind of
child abuse, neglect or exploitation by any adult, is required by
State law to report such allegations to the Division's Office of Child
Abuse Control or any District Office immediately; and indicate that
such reports may be made anonymously;
16.
Indicate through this chapter how parents and staff members may secure
information about child abuse and/or neglect from the Division;
17.
Inform parents of the Center's policy on the release of children;
18.
Inform parents of the Center's policy on dispensing medication; and
19.
Provide parents with a copy of the Center's policy on management
of communicable diseases.
b.
The
Center shall comply with the requirements specified in paragraph a
above by:
[Ord. No. 974 § 9]
a.
The
Director and every staff member shall:
b.
Prior
to hiring or utilizing a director or a staff member who will be working
at the Center at least 20% of the Center's weekly operating hours,
the Borough shall secure and maintain on file:
1.
A signed application for employment from each individual, indicating
the applicant's name, address and telephone number; education and
work experience; and disclosure of the presence or absence of criminal
conviction(s). The employment application shall be updated to indicate
the reason for discontinuance of employment, if applicable; and
2.
Two written and/or verbal references on each individual. These references
shall be secured from former employers or other persons who have knowledge
of the individual's work experience and/or education and who can attest
to the individual's suitability to work with children. The verbal
references shall be documents in writing by the sponsor or director.
c.
Prior
to hiring or utilizing a staff member who will be working at the Center
for less than 20% of the Center's weekly operating hours, the Director
shall secure and maintain on file, the applicant's:
d.
Evidence
of conviction for crimes of violence, anti-social behavior and/or
child abuse and/or neglect shall be among those actions that are considered
in determining an individual's fitness and suitability to serve as
director or staff member.
[Ord. No. 974 § 10; Ord. No. 989 § 3]
[Ord. No. 974 § 11]
a.
Center Director. The Director shall be responsible for ensuring:
1.
That the Center complies with all applicable provisions of N.J.A.C.
10:122 et seq.;
2.
The supervision of all staff members, including:
(a)
Daily unannounced visits by the Director or his or her designee,
on a random daily time schedule, to each group of children.
3.
The development and implementation of policies and procedures for
the day-to-day operation of the Center, including:
4.
The orientation of staff members to the operation of the Center,
including physical layout, job descriptions, and daily policies and
procedures;
5.
The training of staff members, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-4.7;
6.
The development and maintenance on file of administrative staff and
children's record; and
7.
The establishment and maintenance of a staff member substitute system.
8.
The Director shall annually submit to the Borough Council a fee schedule
to provide funding for the school-aged child care program and the
funding should represent 100% of the costs of the program. The fee
schedule shall include a registration fee and it shall take into consideration
the number of children represented by an individual family and schedule
fees accordingly. The fee schedule shall also contain penalties which
may include, but not be limited to late pick-up of the children, late
payment of fees, bounced checks with insufficient funds, and late
registration.
b.
When the Director is absent from the Center for any length of time,
he or she shall designate a responsible person to assume and carry
out all responsibilities of the Director, as specified in paragraph
a above.
c.
When the Director or any head teacher or required group teacher or
required program supervisor is away from the Center for six or more
weeks, the Supervisor or Director shall hire and/or designate a staff
member(s) who possesses the applicable staff qualifications for the
position, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-4.5, to assume the applicable
responsibilities of the position, as specified in this section.
d.
The Director or his or her designee(s) shall be on the premises at
all times when the Center is operating.
e.
Program Supervisor. The Program Supervisor shall:
1.
Ensure the development and implementation of the Center's child development
and activities program for school-aged children;
2.
Ensure the appropriateness of program activities according to the
age and developmental level of the child, as specified in N.J.A.C.
10:122-6.1(a); and
3.
Be scheduled to work for at least 75% of the program's daily operating
hours, including time spent at both the before-school and after-school
programs, if the Center provides both programs.
f.
The staff member(s) specified in paragraph b above shall prepare
and maintain on file a written outline of the Center's daily activities.
g.
The staff member(s) specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-4.4 are responsible
for developing and overseeing implementation of the Center's daily
activities and shall ensure that:
1.
Time frames each activity are geared to the age and developmental
level of each child served and are flexible enough to accommodate
spontaneous occurrences or children's suggestions and inquiries;
2.
Children have opportunities to choose materials freely;
3.
Children are presented with and encouraged to participate in a mixture
of active and quiet experience;
4.
Both staff-directed and child-selected activities are provided; and
[Ord. No. 974 § 12]
The Director shall ensure that all staff members are trained
in the following:
a.
Understanding Center operations, policies and procedures, as specified
in N.J.A.C. 10:122-4.4(b)3;
b.
Implementing the Center's statement of policy on the disciplining
of children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-6.6;
c.
Recognizing and reporting child abuse/neglect, as specified in N.J.A.C.
10:122-4.8;
d.
Supervising all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-4.3(a);
e.
Implementing health practices, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-7.1
through 7.11;
f.
Evacuating the Center, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-5.2(k)1;
g.
Using the fire extinguisher and fire alarms, as specified in N.J.A.C.
10:122-5.2(o);
h.
Implementing the Center's release policy, as specified in N.J.A.C.
10:122-6.5; and
i.
Planning for and providing age appropriate activities, as specified
in N.J.A.C. 10:122-6.1.
[Ord. No. 974 § 13]
Salaries shall be as set in the Borough Salary Ordinance and
Resolution of the Borough Council.
[Ord. No. 974 § 14]
a.
The Director or any staff member shall verbally notify the Division's
Office of Child Abuse Control or District Office immediately whenever
there is reasonable cause to believe that a child has been subjected
to abuse and/or neglect by a staff member(s), or any other adult,
pursuant to the Child Abuse and Neglect Law (see N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.9;
9:6-8.10, 9:6-8.13 and 9:6-8.14).
b.
In the event the Center is serving children under the Division's
supervision, the Supervisor, Director or any staff member shall report
any suspected abuse or neglect of the child by his or her parent(s)
or other family members to the Division caseworker assigned to the
family.
c.
In addition to the reporting requirements specified in paragraph
a above, the Director or any staff member shall advise the parent(s)
of the occurrence of any unusual incident(s) that occurred at the
Center and that might indicate possible abuse and/or neglect involving
the child. Such notification shall be made on the same day on which
the incident occurred. Such incidents may include, but are not limited
to, unusual sexual activity; violent or destructive behavior, withdrawal
or passivity; or significant change(s) in the child's personality,
behavior or habits. The Center shall maintain on file a record of
such incidents and documentation that parents have been informed of
them.
d.
The Division, during the course of investigating an allegation of
child abuse and/or neglect, may determine that corrective action is
necessary to protect the children whenever:
1.
The Director of staff member has been found by the Division's Institutional
Abuse Investigation Unit (IAIU) to pose a risk of harm to children;
and/or
2.
The Director or staff member has committed an act of child abuse
and/or neglect, as substantiated by the IAIU; and/or
3.
The Director or staff member has been convicted of such acts.
e.
Whenever the Division makes a determination that corrective action
is necessary to protect the children, the Borough shall carry out
the Division's recommendation for corrective action. Such corrective
action may include, but not limited to:
1.
Removal or suspension of the affected Director or staff member(s)
from the Center or reassignment to other duties that do not involve
contact with the children; or
2.
When the Director or staff member resides at the facility where the
Center is located, the removal of the affected employee from the premises
for a period of time extending from one hour prior to the arrival
of the children until one hour after the children have left.
f.
Such suspension, removal or reassignment, as specified in paragraphs
e,1 and 2 above, shall remain in effect until the results of the Division's
investigation have been determined and a final decision on the matter
has been rendered by the Bureau.
[Ord. No. 974 § 15;
amended 6-13-2016 by Ord. No. 16-1429]
a.
The Center shall maintain on file a written policy on the release
of children, which shall include
1.
The provision that each child may be released only to the child's
custodial parent(s) or person(s) authorized by the custodial parent(s),
as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-6.8(a)1ii and iiito take the child
from the Center and to assume responsibility for the child in an emergency
if the custodial parent( s) cannot be reached;
(a)
The
provision that each child only be released to an authorized adult,
18 years old and older, with written authorization submitted by the
child's custodial parent(s) or person(s), including name, address
and telephone number of the authorized adult.
2.
The provision that a child shall not be visited by or released to
a noncustodial parent unless the custodial parent specifically authorizes
the Center to allow such visits or releases in writing. This written
authorization, including the name, address and telephone number of
the noncustodial parent(s), shall be maintained on file. If a noncustodial
parent has been denied access, or granted limited access, to the child
by a court order, the Center shall secure documentation to this effect
and maintain a copy on file;
3.
Written procedures to be followed by staff member(s) if the parent(s) or person(s) authorized by the parent(s) as specified in Subsection a1, above, fails to pick up a child at the time of the Center's daily closing. The procedures shall require that:
(a)
The child is supervised at all times;
(b)
Staff members attempt to contact the parent(s) or person(s) authorized
by the parents; and
(c)
An hour or more after closing time, and providing that other arrangements
for releasing the child to his or her parent(s) or authorized person(s)
have failed and the staff member(s) cannot continue to supervise the
child at the Center, the staff member shall call the Division's twenty-four-hour
Child Abuse Hotline to seek assistance in caring for the child until
the parent(s) or person(s) authorized by the child's parent(s) is
able to pick up the child; and
4.
Written procedures to be followed by a staff member if the parent or person authorized by the parent, as specified in Subsection a1 above, appear to be physically and/or emotionally impaired to the extent that, in the judgment of the Director and/or staff member, the child would be placed at risk or harm if released to such an individual. The procedures shall require that:
b.
No child shall be released from the program unsupervised except upon
written instruction from the child's custodial parent.
[Ord. No. 974 § 16]
a.
Staff members shall not use hitting, shaking or any other form of
corporal punishment of children.
b.
Staff members shall not use abusive language, ridicule, harsh, humiliating
or frightening treatment or any other form of emotional punishment
of children.
c.
Staff members shall not engage in or inflict any form of child abuse
and/or neglect.
d.
Staff members shall not withhold from children food, emotional responses,
stimulation, or the opportunities for rest or sleep.
e.
Staff members shall not require a child to remain silent or inactive
for an inappropriately long period of time for the child's age.
[Ord. No. 974 § 17]
a.
Prior to the child's enrollment, the Director shall:
1.
Obtain a signed application, including:
(a)
The child's name, address, birth date, and date of enrollment;
(b)
The name(s), home and work address(es), and home and work telephone
number(s) of the custodial parent(s);
(c)
The name(s), address(es), and telephone number of any person(s) authorized
by the parent(s) to visit the child at the Center and/or take the
child from the Center, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-6.5(a)1;
(d)
The name, address, and telephone numbers of the child's physician;
and
(e)
Written authorization from the parent(s) for emergency medical treatment;
2.
Inform parents about the Center's days and hours of operation.
3.
Discuss the individual child's habits, dietary and sleep needs, activities,
behavior and development, if applicable;
4.
Discuss the Center's policies on releasing children, toilet training
children when applicable, and dispensing medication;
5.
Discuss and distribute the Center's policy on the management of communicable
disease, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-7.11; and
6.
Discuss and distribute an Information to Parents document as specified
in N.J.A.C. 10:122-3.6(a).
b.
The Center shall allow the parent(s) of enrolled children to visit
the Center at any time during the Center's hours of operation to observe
its operation and program activities without requiring the parent(s)
to secure prior approval.
c.
The Center shall provide the parents of prospective enrollees the
opportunity to visit the Center to observe its operation and program
activities, but may require that such visits are arranged in advance
and at the convenience of the Center Director.
d.
Staff member(s) shall inform the parent(s) of enrolled children in
advance of any field trip, outing, or special event involving the
transportation of children away from the Center. Before taking a child
on such a field trip, outing or special event, the Center shall either:
1.
Secure individual written consent slips signed by a parent for his
child for each proposed field trip, outing or special event;
2.
Post a notice of a proposed individual field trip, outing or special
event in a place of prominence within the Center, on which the parent
shall be asked to sign consent for his or her child to attend; or
3.
Issue to every parent a written schedule of all field trips, outings
or special events to be taken during any given time frame (that is,
weekly, monthly, yearly). A parent shall be asked to sign this schedule
indicating his or her consent for any or all field trips, outings
or special events listed.
e.
The Center may utilize a blanket permission slip for taking children
on walks only if:
f.
The Center shall maintain on file, a record of signed blanket permission
slips for walks and signed individual permission slips for field trips,
outings or special events.
g.
The Center should promote the involvement of representatives of the
community to enhance the staff members' and the children's knowledge
of community services, programs and resources.
h.
The Center shall adopt, implement and maintain on file a written
policy providing for the direct involvement of parents of enrolled
children in the Center's operation and activities. The policy shall
include the Borough Council's responsibility for approving, reviewing,
and monitoring the Center's policies, budget, staff recruitment and
selection, physical environment, and program activities.
[Ord. No. 974 § 18]
[Ord. No. 974 § 19]
a.
Prior to or upon beginning work at the Center, each staff member
whose job duties require contact with the children for at least 20%
of the Center's weekly operating hours shall take a Mantoux tuberculin
skin test with five TU (tuberculin units) of PPD tuberculin, except
that the staff member shall have a chest x-ray taken if he or she
has had a previous positive Mantoux tuberculin test. The staff member
shall submit to the Center written documentation of the results of
the test and/or x-ray.
1.
If the Mantoux tuberculin test result is insignificant (zero to nine
millimeters (mm) of induration), no further testing shall be required.
The Bureau or Center may at any time require a staff member to retake
the Mantoux tuberculin test if there is reason to believe or suspect
that the staff member may have contracted tuberculosis or if the State
Department of Health recommends retesting.
2.
If the Mantoux tuberculin skin test result is significant (10 or
more mm of induration), the individual shall have a chest x-ray taken.
If the chest x-ray shows significant results, the staff member shall
not come in contact with the children unless he or she submits to
the Center a written statement from a licensed physician certifying
that he or she poses no threat of tuberculosis contagion.
b.
Prior to beginning work, each staff member whose job duties require
contact with the children for at least 20% of the Center's weekly
operating hours shall submit a written statement from a licensed physician,
indicating that he or she is in good health and poses no health risk
to persons at the Center. Such statement shall be based on a medical
examination within the six months immediately preceding such person's
working at the Center.
d.
The Director shall exclude a staff member who:
1.
Exhibits the illnesses or symptoms of illness or diseases specified
in N.J.A.C. 10:122-7.1(c)1 and (d); or
2.
Appears to physically, emotionally or mentally impaired or who appears
to have a drug-induced or alcohol-induced condition that would endanger
the health, safety, and well-being of a child while the child is in
the staff member's care. The Director shall document the action taken
to exclude the staff member and maintain such documentation on file.
The Director shall not permit the staff member to return to the Center
until the condition is no longer present.
e.
When the affected staff member specified in paragraph d above serves
as the Director, then the Borough shall take the necessary action
specified above.
[Ord. No. 974 § 20]
a.
When an accident or injury requiring professional medical care occurs
to a child while in the Center's care, the Center shall take immediate
necessary action to protect the child from further harm and immediately
notify the child's parent(s) verbally.
b.
The Center shall maintain on file a record of accidents and injuries
sustained by a child requiring professional medical care while under
the Center's supervision. The accident and injury record shall include
the following:
c.
Accidents or injuries not requiring professional medical care shall
be reported to the child's parent by the end of the day.
d.
Upon request of the child's parent, the Center shall provide a written
explanation of the accident and/or injury by the end of the next operating
day.
