SECTION 340:110-3-287. Supervision

(a)   Supervision. Supervision means the function of observing, overseeing, and guiding a child or group of children, including an awareness of, and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child, and being near enough to intervene when needed. The program is required to maintain supervision at all times.

(b)   Know children. Teaching personnel:

(1)   recognize which children are assigned to their group; and

(2)   are responsible for learning the behaviors, interests, and individual needs of each child in their group.

(c)   Personal activities. Personnel do not participate in personal activities that could interfere with supervision, such as visitors, phone calls, or electronic device use.

(d)   Kitchen. Children are restricted from the kitchen, unless part of a planned, supervised activity.

(e)   Exception - 6-year-olds or older children. Five or fewer children, who have a good understanding of program rules, may participate in a short-term, on-site activity that is not within the sight and hearing of teaching personnel. However:

(1)   children count in ratios of their assigned group;

(2)   this exception is not used when:

(A)   children are using stationary outdoor play equipment;

(B)   children are participating in higher risk activities per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 340:110-3-290(a); or

(C)   on-site services are being performed by contracted non-personnel who do not have completed criminal history reviews per OAC 340:110-3-282; and

(3)   when this exception is used, the assigned teaching personnel:

(A)   make contact with these children at least every 10 minutes, while maintaining supervision of all children in their assigned group;

(B)   provide immediate intervention, when needed; and

(C)   know the location of each child at all times and the nature of his or her activities.

(f)   On-site play areas accessible to public. The program has a method for easily identifying the children and identifies any boundaries to the children.

(g)   Off-site. When the program provides or arranges for off-site activities:

(1)   a written plan of supervision is maintained;

(2)   an adult teaching personnel is with each group;

(3)   boundaries are identified to the children; and

(4)   the children are identifiable, such as using t-shirts, wrist bands, or badges.

(h)   Transportation. Transportation documentation is maintained per OAC 340:110-3-281.2(d).

(1)   Children are never left unattended in vehicles.

(2)   Supervision during transportation:

(A)   begins at the pre-arranged pick-up time or when the child is actually picked up, whichever is earlier. When the child is not present or there is a contradiction about who is responsible for picking up the child, the program informs the parent per OAC 340:110-3-280(d); and

(B)   ends at the pre-arranged drop-off time or when the child is actually dropped off, whichever is later. The child is only left at the pre-arranged drop-off location or with the individual designated by the parent per OAC 340:110-3-281.4(b).

(3)   Drivers do not use any communication device while driving.

(4)   Children's entire bodies remain in the vehicle.

(i)   Contracted non-personnel. When contracted non-personnel are present, the program personnel provide the supervision.

(j)   Overnight care. Teaching personnel required for ratios are awake at all times.

[Source: Added at 32 Ok Reg 704, eff 1-1-16 (emergency); Added at 33 Ok Reg 1678, eff 9-15-16]