Types of Licenses

Types of Licenses 1. Temporary License The licensing agency may issue a temporary license to any child care facility. This license will allow the child care facility to operate pending the issuance of a regular license. The temporary license will reflect the date of issuance of the license, the expiration date, and the number of children for which the facility is licensed. The license issue date is the actual date documentation is received and approval for initial temporary license is granted; the expiration date is the last day of the sixth month following the issue date; examples: January 01 through June 30 or January 15 through June 30. NOTE: Before a Temporary License is issued and the facility allowed to begin operation the following items must be submitted to and/or verified by the licensing authority, i.e., Mississippi State Department of Health: a. License Application and $130.00 application fee. b. License fee - the amount of fee is determined by the licensed capacity of the facility. c. Documentation that the facility has a qualified director for the child care program that meets the standards set forth in Rule 1.5.3. d. “Letter of Suitability for Employment” for every employee or volunteer as appropriate that is to begin work when the facility starts operation. The “Letter of Suitability for Employment” issued by the Mississippi State Department of Health verifies that a criminal records check, sex offender registry, and child abuse central registry check has been conducted on an individual. e. An MSDH Certification of Immunization Form #121 or Medical Exemption Form #122 for every employee or volunteer that is to begin work when the facility starts operation and/or have documentation indicating that they comply with the immunization requirements of the Mississippi State Department of Health. Religious Exemption Form #122 does not apply to staff or volunteers f. Valid MSDH Fire Inspection Form #333. g. Verification of passing an American National Standards Institute – Conference for Food Protection (ANSI-CFP) Accredited food manager training. Currently the following providers are authorized by the MSDH to provide the required training: i. National Restaurant Association, Inc., i.e., ServSafe®, ii. Environmental Health Testing, Inc., i.e., National Registry of Food Safety Professionals, iii. Prometic, Inc., or iv. Mississippi State University Extension Service, i.e., TummySafe©. NOTE: For information on ServSafe® or TummySafe© contact the Mississippi State University Extension Service at www.msucares.com. In addition, the Mississippi Restaurant Association (MRA) also provides ServSafe® training. The MRA can be contacted at www.msra.org. For information on the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals or Prometric, contact the MSDH Office of Environmental Heath at 601.364.5780. h. Wastewater disposal approval. i. Potable water source approval - drinking water. j. Zoning approval. k. Lead Testing approval i. Building - if constructed before 1978. ii. Playground l. Adult, Child and Infant CPR and First Aid certification as required for a person or persons who will be present at the facility during all hours of operation. m. Menu if applicable. n. Floor Plan. o. MSDH Maximum Capacity Worksheet (Form #28). p. MSDH Child Care Facility Inspection Report (Form #281). q. MSDH Child Care Facility Data Sheet (Form #286). r. MSDH Food Service Inspection (Form #301-302) - if applicable. s. Daily Schedule of Activities - developed by provider. t. Arrival and Departure Procedures - developed by provider. u. Emergency Policy – developed by provider. v. Verification of Two Emergency Relocation Sites – developed by provider. i. One site must be a minimum of one mile distant from the facility. ii. One site must be a minimum of five miles distant from the facility. w. Transportation Policy – not required if facility does not transport children. NOTE: An emergency transportation policy is required even if the facility does not plan to transport children. An emergency transportation policy shall encompass such events as emergency evacuation of the facility and emergency transporting of a child to receive medical attention. x. Proof of Vehicle Insurance – not required if facility does not transport children. y. Verification, in writing, that the operator has or does not have accident/liability insurance covering the business and the children enrolled in the facility. z. Verification that the owner/operator and director have completed mandatory training on: i. Regulations Governing Licensure of Child Care Facilities. ii. Directors Orientation. iii. Playground Safety. NOTE: Training classes provided by the Bureau of Child Care Licensure are listed under the heading “LIFT-ED Training Calendar and Courses.” Other approved providers of training for child care facility operators and staff are listed under the headings “MSDH - Approved Child Care Courses” and “Training Organizations with Standing Approval.” Only the Bureau of Childcare Licensure staff are allowed to conduct mandatory trainings except for the Health and Safety training which is also offered by MS Department of Human Services. Other approved providers of training for child care facility operators and staff are listed under the headings “MSDH Approved Staff Development Trainers” and “Approved Child Care Staff Development Providers.” aa. Discipline Policy – developed by the provider. NOTE: The discipline policy developed by the provider shall not allow any of the prohibited behaviors listed in Subchapter 14 of these regulations. bb. Emergency Policy – Emergency preparedness and response planning for emergencies resulting from a natural disaster, or a man- caused event (such as violence at a child care facility), within the meaning of those terms under section 602(a)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5195a(a)(1)) that shall include procedures for evacuation, relocation, shelter-in-place and lock down, staff and volunteer emergency preparedness training and practice drills, communication and reunification with families, continuity of operations, and accommodation of infants and toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions. 2. Regular License The licensing agency may issue a regular license when all conditions and requirements for licensure have met compliance. The duration of a regular license shall not exceed one year. 3. Probational License The licensing agency may issue a probational license, at its discretion, where violations may endanger the health or safety of the children, but only when such violations may be corrected within a specified period. There shall be a written corrective action plan agreed upon between the operator and the licensing agency. The period of time for which a probational license is issued shall be at the discretion of the licensing agency but in no instance shall exceed six months. 4. Restricted License The licensing agency may issue any type of license with conditions/restrictions when, at its discretion, the health or safety of the children require such a conditional/restrictive statement on the license. Such conditions/restrictions shall include but not be limited to certain individuals to be barred from the premises or any other situations that may endanger children and that should be so recorded on the license. Any violation of any such condition/restriction shall result in immediate emergency suspension of the license. When such conditions/restrictions no longer pose a threat to the children, the conditional/restrictive statement may be removed.