S.C. Code Regs. § § 114-514

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 114-514 - Supervision

A. Children shall be directly supervised at all times by qualified staff persons.

(1) Directly supervised means staff persons are physically near, readily accessible, aware and responsible for the ongoing activity of each child and able to intervene when needed.

(2) There shall be an additional teacher/caregiver present when attendance reaches nine children or when four or more of the children are younger than two years old.

(3) Children in feeding chairs shall be constantly supervised.

B. Nap time staff:child ratios

(1) During nap times staffing ratios do not change as long as at least one other staff person is readily available.

C. Water safety staffing

(1) The following staffing ratios apply at all times while children are swimming, wading or near a water source. The staffing ratios shall also apply at all times while children are near a water body that poses a potential risk based upon the age of the child.

WATER SAFETY STAFF:CHILD RATIOS

Child's Age	Staff: Child Ratio
Birth to two years	1:1
Two to three years	1:2
Three to four years	1:3
Four and older	1:6

(2) All swimming activities shall be supervised by a person with current lifeguard training certification. If this is a staff person who has current lifeguard training certification, they may be included in the staff:child ratio. In instances in which all staff members can, without the ability to swim, quickly reach any child, a certified lifeguard is unnecessary.

S.C. Code Regs. § 114-514

Amended by State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 5, May 26, 1995, by 114-515 eff 180 days after final publication in State Register; State Register Volume 29, Issue No. 6, eff June 24, 2005.