QR2 Staff Policies & Handbook Requirements

Quality Rating 2: Staff Policies and Handbook

Requirements

Let’s look at the requirements for Administrative Policies and Practices: Staff Policies and Handbook: ADM 10.2.

Review the requirements for your program type.

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Child Care Center

ADM 10.2: Staff Policies & Handbook

Staff policies developed.

Documentation to submit: Staff Policies Statement

Family Child Care

ADM 10.2: Staff Policies & Handbook

Staff policies developed.

NOTE: Family child care staff is limited to people who are paid employees and includes:

Additional adults (a person required to be present when registered for more than 2 children under the age of two years); and
Aides or assistants employed by the provider

Staff for family child care does not include volunteers or substitutes (whether paid or unpaid).

Documentation to submit: Staff Policies Statement

School-Age Only

ADM 10.2: Staff Policies & Handbook

Staff policies developed.

Documentation to submit: Staff Policies Statement

Key Terms

Staff Policies:

Staff policies define the expectations a program has of its employees. Defined policies help to clearly communicate and maintain consistent expectations for everyone involved in a child care program.