INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

Subpart 1. Policies given to parents. At the time of a child's enrollment, the parent must be provided with written notification of the: A. ages and numbers of children the center is licensed to serve; B. hours and days of operation; C. child care program options the center is licensed to operate, including a description of the program's educational methods and religious, political, or philosophical basis, if any, and how parents may review the center's child care program plan; D. center's policy on parent conferences and notification to a parent of a child's intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development; E. center's policy requiring a health care summary and immunization record of a child; F. policies and procedures for the care of children who become sick at the center and parent notification practices for the onset of or exposure to a contagious illness or condition or when there is an emergency or injury requiring medical attention; G. center's policies and procedures for administering first aid and sources of care to be used in case of emergencies; H. center's policies on the administration of medicine; I. procedures for obtaining written parental permission for field trips; J. procedures for obtaining written parental permission before each occasion of research, experimental procedure, or public relations activity involving a child; K. center's policies on the provision of meals and snacks; L. center's behavior guidance policies and procedures; M. presence of pets; N. center's policy that parents of enrolled children may visit the center any time during the hours of operation; and O. telephone number of the Department of Human Services, Division of Licensing. Subp. 2. Parent conferences and daily reports. The license holder must ensure that the parent of a child is informed of the child's progress. The license holder must ensure that: A. individual parent conferences are planned and offered by program staff at least twice a year; B. documentation is made in the child's record that individual parent conferences were planned and offered; C. the status of the child's intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development is reported to the parent during the conference; and D. daily written reports are made to the parent of an infant or toddler about the child's food intake, elimination, sleeping patterns, and general behavior.