[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Ewing 11-24-1998 by Ord. No. 98-13 as Ch. 76 of the 1998
Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to protect the
health, safety and welfare of children by child-care providers who
are not subject to the licensing and other requirements of the State
of New Jersey, Division of Youth and Family Services.
With respect to children under the age of 14,
child care may be provided in a safe and healthy environment as follows:
A.
A license shall be required for any person in whose
private residence child-care services are regularly provided to no
fewer than three and no more than five children at any one time for
no fewer than 15 hours per week.
B.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply when the
provider of child-care services receives compensation for rendering
such services, other than an exchange of child care by the parents
of enrolled children. A "parent" shall mean a natural, foster or adoptive
parent, guardian or any person with responsibility for or custody
of a child.
C.
A child-care provider shall be permitted to care for,
for a fee, no more than five children at any one time, but children
regularly residing in the provider's home shall not be counted in
the total number of children being cared for in the home. A provider
may serve additional children as part of an agreement for a cooperative
exchange of child-care services between parents, for no fee.
A.
Applications shall be submitted to the Clerk on forms
supplied by the Clerk and, in addition to the information requested
therein, shall include the following:
(1)
Fingerprints and signed consent form for the conduct
of a criminal background check.
(2)
Two recent photographs.
(3)
Names and relationships of all persons living in the
residence.
(4)
Detailed description of the type of services to be
rendered.
(5)
Two references.
(6)
A list of all employment for the three years preceding
the date of the application.
(7)
A list of all residences for the three years preceding
the date of the application.
B.
Applicants shall be provided with a copy of this chapter
and shall be required to certify, in writing, their understanding
of its terms and conditions.
C.
The premises of each licensee shall be subject to
inspection by appropriate officials during reasonable hours.
E.
After review of the application, including a determination
as to compliance with any applicable zoning regulations, the Township
Council shall, by resolution, approve or deny the application.
