North Carolina General Statues for Child Care Facilities.

EDU 261: Early Childhood Administration I

Facility and Code Activity (25 points)

This assignment is a “scavenger hunt” to help you get to know the Article 7 Chapter 110 of the North Carolina General Statues for Child Care Facilities. Use this document to write your responses. When completed, save it to your documents then, submit it as an attachment using the Facility and Code Activity link.

Section I: Before beginning preparations for a building to house a child care facility, you must consider whether your prospective building could pass the regulations and inspections required. Use information from the General Statues to fill in the blanks and/or answer the following questions.

1. All child care facilities shall comply with all ___________________ and _________________ and ___________________ that pertain to child health, safety and welfare. (Hint: 2 words per blank) Each child care facility shall be located in an area which is free from conditions which are

________________ to the ___________________ and __________________ welfare of the children in care.

2. Besides working with the NC Division of Child Development and Early Education, what three inspections must the building pass? (You may need to look at the https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Child-Care-Rules-Law-and-Public-Information for this answer.)

3. All child care administrators must be at least what age?

Section II: You will also use the Child Care Center Handbook at https://ncchildcare.dhhs.state.nc.us/Portals/0/documents/pdf/C/center_printercopy.pdf to answer these questions pertaining to space and features requirements.

1. What are the indoor space requirements needed when caring for young children?

2. List 4 areas that are not counted when calculating your indoor space availability?

3. Adequate space must be provided for the proper storage of what 7 items

4. What are the outdoor space requirements needed when caring for young children?

5. During rest periods, ______________ cubic feet of airspace per child shall be provided for which the center is licensed.