10A NCAC 09 .1004         STAFF/CHILD RATIOS

(a)  When children aged two years and older are being transported, the staff/child ratios required for compliance with child care center rules as set forth in Rule .0713 of this Chapter shall apply. The driver may be counted in the staff/child ratio.

(b)  When three or more children under the age of two years are being transported, the staff/child ratio requirements for child care centers set forth in Rule .0713 of this Chapter for children under age two shall be maintained. The driver shall not be counted in the staff/child ratio.

(c)  When less than three children under the age of two years are being transported, the staff/child ratio requirements for child care centers set forth in Rule .0713 of this Chapter for children under age two shall be maintained. The driver may be counted in the staff/child ratio.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 110-85; 110‑91(13); 143B‑168.3;

Eff. January 1, 1986;

Amended Eff. July 1, 1998; July 1, 1988;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2017.