chapter 122 manual of requirements for child care centers - National ...

10:122-4.6 Staff qualifications
3. A head teacher who also serves as director shall be free of full-time responsibility
for the direct supervision of a specific group of children.
4. The group teacher(s) shall have the authority and responsibility to:
i. Assist the head teacher in implementing the center's child development
and activities program; and
ii. Assist the head teacher in ensuring that the program activities are
appropriate to both the age and developmental level of the children served, as specified in
N.J.A.C. 10:122-6.1(a).
5. A group teacher who serves in lieu of a head teacher for a center having a
capacity of up to 30 children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-4.2(b)1, shall fulfill the
responsibilities for head teacher, as specified in (e)1 through 3 above.
6. A group teacher who also serves as director for a center having a capacity of up to
30 children shall be free of full-time responsibility for the direct supervision of a specific
group of children.
7. For centers using a consulting head teacher, the following shall apply:
i. The consulting head teacher shall make at least two on-site visits to the
center per month, for a sufficient length of time to conduct staff development, observe the
center's program, and ensure that the provisions specified in (e)1 above are met.
ii. The consulting head teacher shall have the authority and responsibility to
observe and evaluate the group teacher, conditional head teacher or other staff member in
charge of the center’s program during each on-site visit.
iii. The center shall maintain on file a written record of:
(1) The date, purpose and nature of each visit by the consulting head
teacher; and
(2) The consulting head teacher’s observation and evaluation of the staff
member in charge of the program.
SA (f) For school-age child care programs, the following shall apply:
1. The program supervisor shall have the authority and responsibility to:
i. Ensure the development and implementation of the center's child
development and activities program for school-age children;
ii. Ensure the appropriateness of program activities according to the age and
developmental level of the child, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-6.1(a); and
iii. Be scheduled to work for at least 75 percent of the school-age child care
program's daily operating hours. The program supervisor shall spend time at both the
before-school and after-school programs, if the center provides both programs.
10:122-4.6 Staff qualifications
GEN (a) The center shall maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by the
Bureau, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-4.1(b), indicating that the center has obtained
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