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REGULATIONS
GOVERNING LICENSURE
OF
CHILD CARE
FACILITIES
Mississippi State Department of Health 1-866-HLTHY4U
1-866-458-4948
Child Care Facilities Licensure Division Post Office Box 1700 Jackson, MS 39215-1700 Phone: (601) 364-2827 FAX: (601) 364-5058
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IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS &
OTHER INFORMATION*
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES (MDCPS)
CHILD ABUSE HOT LINE (TOLL FREE) ........................................................ 1-800-222-8000
MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CHILD CARE FACILITIES LICENSURE DIVISION
CHILD CARE LICENSURE COMPLAINT HOT LINE (TOLL FREE) ............... 1-866-489-8734
MSDH LICENSING OFFICIALS:
DISTRICT I LICENSING OFFICIAL....................Senatobia (Tate Co) (O) 662-562-4428 (Fax) 662-562-0654
DISTRICT II LICENSING OFFICIAL............. Pontotoc (Pontotoc Co) (O) 662-489-8916 (Fax) 662-489-7181 Tupelo (Lee Co) (O) 662-841-7870 (Fax) 662-841-9121
Booneville (Prentis Co) (O) 662-728-3518 (Fax) 662-728-2005
DISTRICT III LICENSING OFFICIAL ......... Greenwood (Leflore Co) (O) 662-455-9429 (Fax) 662-455-9448 Greenville (Washington Co) (O) 662-332-8177 (Fax) 662-378-2620 Indianola (Sunflower Co) (O) 662-887-4951 (Fax) 662-887-4999
DISTRICT IV LICENSING OFFICIAL ....... Starkville (Oktibbeha Co) (O) 662-323-2024 (Fax) 662-323-6313 Columbus (O) 662-368-2032 (Fax) 662-241-7680
DISTRICT V LICENSING OFFICIAL ..................................... Jackson (O) 601-364-2827 (Fax) 601-364-5058
DISTRICT VI LICENSING OFFICIAL .................................. Meridian (O) 601-693-2451 (Fax) 601-484-5013
DISTRICT VII LICENSING OFFICIAL........................McComb (Pike Co) (O) 601-684-9411 (Fax) 684-0752 ..........................................................................................................Monticello (Lawrence Co) (O) 601-587-2561
DISTRICT VIII LICENSING OFFICIAL ............. Ellisville (Jones Co) (O) 601-426-3258 (Fax) 601-425-1080 .............................................................................. Columbia (Marion Co) (O) 601-736-2676 (Fax) 601-231-2417
DISTRICT IX LICENSING OFFICIAL ............Gulfport (Harrison Co) (O) 228-575-4093 (Fax) 228-575-0495 Pascagoula (Jackson Co) (O) 228-762-1117 (Fax 228-762-5934
Other Important Numbers and Information
MDHS EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE & DEVELOPMENT website
CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE CREDENTIAL (CDA) Offered by the Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition......................... 1-800-424-4310 Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition website.................
USDA CHILD & ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM............................................................601-576-5000
EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY .......................................................................................601-432-6138
EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY website .......................................
MSDH CHILD CARE and YOUTH CAMP LICENSURE website ........................
MSDH CHILD CARE LICENSURE RESOURCE GUIDE for CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ..........................
MSDH CHILD CARE LICENSURE COURSE CATALOG ...........................................................
MSDH CHILD CARE LICENSURE TRAINING CALENDAR .................
*This contact information is being provided as a public service and is not part of Regulations Governing the Licensure of Child Care Facilities. The information provided may be updated from time to time.
Title 15: Mississippi State Department of Health
Part 11: Bureau of Child Care Facilities
Subpart 55: Child Care Facilities Licensure
CHAPTER 1: REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF CHILD CARE FACILITIES
Table of Contents
Subchapter 1: GENERAL.......................................................................................... 1 Rule 1.1.1 Legal Authority....................................................................................... 1 Rule 1.1.2 Purpose ................................................................................................. 1 Rule 1.1.3 Severability ............................................................................................ 2 Rule 1.1.4 Definitions .............................................................................................. 2
Subchapter 2: LICENSURE ...................................................................................... 5 Rule 1.2.1 Requirement for Licensure..................................................................... 5 Rule 1.2.2 Types of Licenses .................................................................................. 5 Rule 1.2.3 Application for License........................................................................... 8 Rule 1.2.4 License Fee ........................................................................................... 9 Rule 1.2.5 Certificate of Inspection by Fire Department........................................ 10 Rule 1.2.6 Inspection ............................................................................................ 10 Rule 1.2.7 Record of Inspection ............................................................................ 10 Rule 1.2.8 Renewal of License ............................................................................. 10 Rule 1.2.9 License Not Transferable or Assignable. ............................................. 11 Rule 1.2.10 Display of Licenses. ............................................................................. 11
Subchapter 3: RIGHT OF ENTRY AND VIOLATIONS ........................................... 13 Rule 1.3.1 Right of Entry ....................................................................................... 13 Rule 1.3.2 Violations ............................................................................................. 13
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Subchapter 4: FACILITY POLICY AND PROCEDURES........................................ 15 Rule 1.4.1 Parental Information ............................................................................ 15 Rule 1.4.2 Smoking, Tobacco Products, and Prohibited Substances ................... 17 Rule 1.4.3 Parental Access................................................................................... 18 Rule 1.4.4 Changes in Facility Operations ............................................................ 18 Rule 1.4.5 Notice of Legal Action .......................................................................... 18 Rule 1.4.6 Posting of Information .......................................................................... 18 Rule 1.4.7 Weapons Prohibited ............................................................................ 19
Subchapter 5: PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS ..................................................... 21
Rule 1.5.1 General Requirements For Personnel ................................................. 21
Rule 1.5.2
Criminal Record (Fingerprinting), Child Abuse Central Registry Checks, and Sex Offender Records Checks........................................ 21
Rule 1.5.3 Child Care Director Qualifications........................................................ 22
Rule 1.5.4 Caregivers ........................................................................................... 23
Rule 1.5.5 Caregiver Assistants ............................................................................ 24
Rule 1.5.6 Students............................................................................................... 24
Rule 1.5.7 Use of Director Designee..................................................................... 25
Rule 1.5.8 Staff Development ............................................................................... 25
Rule 1.5.9 Review by Licensing Agency ............................................................... 27
Subchapter 6: RECORDS ....................................................................................... 29 Rule 1.6.1 Record ................................................................................................. 29 Rule 1.6.2 Records Retention ............................................................................... 29 Rule 1.6.3 Facility Records ................................................................................... 29 Rule 1.6.4 Personnel Records .............................................................................. 30 Rule 1.6.5 Volunteer Records (120 or more hours per year) ................................ 31 Rule 1.6.6 Volunteer Records (Less than 120 hours per year) ............................. 31 Rule 1.6.7 Child Records ...................................................................................... 32
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