Admission procedures

1. The provider shall request a preadmission visit with the child and the child's parents to acquaint the child and the parent with the family child care and its surroundings, the other children, and the provider. 2. The provider shall inform parents about the family child care, places and times of special activities outside the family child care, policies, and emergency procedures, and shall discuss information concerning the child to identify and accommodate the child's needs. Written policies must include: a. An explanation of how accidents and illnesses will be handled; b. The methods of developmentally appropriate discipline and guidance techniques that are to be used; c. The process for a parent or staff member to report a complaint, a suspected licensing violation, or suspected child abuse or neglect; d. Hiring practices and personnel policies for staff members; e. Informing parents that they may request daily reports for their child, including details regarding eating, napping, and diapering; f. Procedure for accountability when a child fails to arrive as expected at the family child care; and g. Transportation procedures, if the provider provides transportation. 3. The provider shall notify parents of the payment rates and the time of payment. 4. The provider shall provide parents with unlimited access and opportunities to observe their children at any time their children are in care. This does not prohibit a provider from locking the doors of the family child care while children are in care. 5. The provider shall verify the identification of the child through official documentation such as a certified birth certificate, certified school records, passport, or any other documentary evidence the provider considers appropriate proof of identity and shall comply with North Dakota Century Code section 12-60-26. 6. The provider shall ensure that children do not depart from the family child care premises unsupervised, except when the parent and provider consent that an unsupervised departure is safe and appropriate for the age and development of the child. The provider shall obtain written parental consent for the child to leave the family child care premises unsupervised, which must specify the activity, time the child is leaving and length of time the child will be gone, method of transportation, and parental responsibility for the child once the child leaves the family child care premises.