30:5B-21. Evaluation; registration; monitoring

6. a. The family day care sponsoring organization shall evaluate a family day care provider prior to the issuance of a certificate of registration. The evaluation shall include at least one visit to the family day care home in addition to personal and health references, and shall be made part of the family day care sponsoring organization's permanent records for that provider. The certificate of registration shall be renewed every three years. The family day care provider is required to pay a registration fee of $25.00 to the sponsoring organization each time a certificate is granted or renewed.

b. The family day care sponsoring organization shall provide a minimum of one preservice training or orientation session for each applicant for a certificate of registration prior to the issuance of the certificate of registration and shall provide appropriate training, consultation and technical assistance to the family day care provider after the certificate of registration has been issued.

c. The family day care sponsoring organization is authorized to monitor and evaluate each registered family day care provider at least once every two years. In addition, the sponsoring organization shall annually monitor no less than 20% of the family day care providers in its designated geographic area on a random basis to insure compliance with the standards established under this act, provide assistance and insure that corrective action is taken as needed.

d. The family day care provider registered by a family day care sponsoring organization shall post and display the certificate of registration at all times in a prominent location within the home. A certificate of registration issued pursuant to this act is not transferable.

e. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1992, c.13).

f. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1992, c.13).

L.1987,c.27,s.6; amended 1991,c.278,s.4; 1992,c.13,s.3.