Section 7.57.320. Caregiver age requirements and additional qualifications for adolescent caregivers.

A caregiver in a child care facility must be at least 18 years of age to be counted toward meeting the child-to-caregiver ratio requirements of 7 AAC 57.505, except that in a child care center a caregiver at least 16 years of age and younger than 18 years of age may be counted if  
		(1) the caregiver has completed a child care training course or has demonstrated competency in child care to the administrator's satisfaction;  
		(2) the caregiver works under supervision of an adult caregiver;  
		(3) the caregiver works within sight or sound of an adult caregiver; and  
		(4) caregivers younger than 18 years of age make up no more than one-fourth of the total caregiving staff on duty.  

Authorities

44.29.020;47.32.010;47.32.030

Notes

Reference

7 AAC 57.040

Authority

AS 44.29.020 AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.030

History

Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 5/15/2016, Register 218