Library: Policy
340:110-3-307. Addendum requirements for day camps
Issued 1-1-16
(a) Day camps. Day camps are programs that operate during school breaks for 12 hours or less per day, serve 5-year-olds and older who are attending or have completed kindergarten or above, and use the outdoors as a major program component for at least 50 percent of the daily hours of operation.
(b) Common requirements. Programs are required to meet the common requirements in Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 340:110-3-275 through 340:110-3-305, unless the addendum requirements in this Section state otherwise.
(c) Posted records and documentation. Ratios and group sizes, daily classroom schedule, and weekly lesson plans per OAC 340:110-3-281.1(i)(4) through (6) may be maintained in a portable method with the teaching personnel. The remainder of the posted in classroom items in (i) may be posted in a prominent location.
(d) General professional development. Personnel obtain orientation per OAC 340:110-3-284(d) prior to working with children. Personnel are exempt from the Entry Level Child Care Training (ELCCT) or equivalent requirements per OAC 340:110-3-284(d).
(e) Director qualifications. Directors are exempt from the Oklahoma Director's Credential requirement per OAC 340:110-3-284.1(b). However, directors obtain at least an Oklahoma Professional Development Ladder (OPDL) certificate per OAC 340:110-3-284(b) and have:
(1) a high school diploma, General Educational Development (GED), or Licensing approved equivalent and two years of full-time experience in an out-of-school time, educational, or child care setting;
(2) a high school diploma, GED, or Licensing approved equivalent and 12 college credit hours in child development, elementary or secondary education, or a closely related subject and one year of satisfactory experience in an out-of-school time, educational, or child care setting; or
(3) an associate or bachelor's degree with at least 12 college credit hours in child development, elementary or secondary education, or a closely related subject.
(f) Director responsibilities. Directors are free from direct care responsibilities at least one hour per day rather than three hours per day per OAC 340:110-3-284.1(b).
(g) Director professional development. Directors meet the continuing professional development requirements per OAC 340:110-3-284(d) to maintain at least 20 clock-hours every 12 months. The clock-hours meet the criteria identified in the footnotes per OAC 340 Appendix FF - Oklahoma Professional Development Ladder.
(h) Master teacher qualifications. Master teachers are exempt from position specific educational and OPDL requirements per OAC 340:110-3-284.2(b). However, master teachers have at least:
(1) a high school diploma, GED, or Licensing approved equivalent and one year of satisfactory full-time experience in an out-of-school time, educational, or child care setting;
(2) a high school diploma, GED, or Licensing approved equivalent and 12 college credit hours in child development, elementary or secondary education, or a closely related subject; or
(3) an associate degree with at least six college credit hours in child development, early childhood, elementary or secondary education, or a closely related subject.
(i) Teacher qualifications. Teachers hired on or before September 1, 1997, are exempt from position specific educational requirements per OAC 340:110-3-284.2(c).
(j) Supervision. The supervision exception for the 6-year-olds and older requirement per OAC 340:110-3-287(e) does not apply. Children are within sight and hearing of teaching personnel at all times, unless restrooms or locations where medications are administered are located in areas away from children. In this situation, the program follows a Licensing approved written plan, addressing how personnel will monitor children's whereabouts when the children are out of sight and hearing of personnel.
(k) Daily classroom schedule. Programs are exempt from the classroom schedule for each classroom and indoor play requirement per OAC 340:110-3-289(b). However, the program has at least one classroom schedule that applies to all children.
(l) Weekly lesson plans. Programs are exempt from the lesson plan for each classroom requirement per OAC 340:110-3-289(d). However, lesson plans are at least by activity type, such as art and science.
(m) Annual parent conferences. Programs are exempt from parent conferences per OAC 340:110-3-293(d).
(n) Electrical outlets. Programs are exempt from the unused electrical outlet requirement per OAC 340:110-3-300(f).
(o) Indoor temperature. The indoor temperature requirement per OAC 340:110-3-300(h) is only required when children are indoors.
(p) Screens. Programs are exempt from door and window screens per OAC 340:110-3-300(q). However, programs take measures to avoid insect infestation.
(q) Toileting facilities. The toileting facilities requirements listed in (1) and (2) of this subsection are met.
(1) Programs are exempt from the one toilet for every 15 children requirement per OAC 340:110-3-300(m). However, programs meet one of these options:
(A) one toilet for every 25 children; or
(B) one toilet for every 50 children, with a minimum of two toilets and at least one restroom for males and one for females.
(2) Commercial portable toilets that meet all state environmental inspection guidelines may be used in place of flushable toilets.
(r) Hand washing facilities. Programs are exempt from the one sink for every 15 children requirement per OAC 340:110-3-300(n) provided adequate running water is available for hand washing. Portable sinks per OAC 340:110-3-300(n) may meet this requirement. If adequate running water is not available, another hand washing method must be approved by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
(s) Food service area hand washing sink. Programs licensed before September 1, 1997, in a facility originally designed as a family residence, may meet the separate hand washing sink requirement for the food service area per OAC 340:110-3-300(n) with a sink in a restroom on the same floor as the food service area, unless the program changes locations.
(t) Indoor square footage. Programs are exempt from the indoor square footage requirement per OAC 340:110-3-301(b). However, the program has accessible for children's use:
(1) at least 10 square feet of floor space per child; or
(2) a covered permanent structure, provided an alternate indoor site is designated for use during inclement weather.
(u) Outdoor play area. An outdoor play area is not required on-site, provided the program uses a city park or other off-site outdoor play area that meets the outdoor play area and equipment requirements per OAC 340:110-3-301(c) and 340:110-3-302(a) and (d), unless the area is shared with the public or another entity and a Licensing approved exception is made. When the outdoor play area is off-site, the program follows a Licensing approved written plan that addresses:
(1) use of the off-site outdoor play area(s); and
(2) methods to protect children when exceptions are made to the outdoor play area or equipment requirements. Examples include methods that:
(A) protect children from hazards when the area is not enclosed with fencing and hazards, such as water and traffic are present; and
(B) make prohibited and non-compliant equipment inaccessible, when possible, or a method that ensures the equipment is not used by the children.
(v) Equipment. Programs are exempt from the basic and play equipment type and quantity requirements per OAC 340:110-3-302(a). However, play equipment is:
(1) in a quantity that avoids excessive competition between children and long waits for use; and
(2) from at least five categories including:
(A) gross motor play;
(B) fine motor play, such as manipulatives;
(C) blocks with accessories;
(D) carpentry;
(E) science;
(F) sand and water play;
(G) arts and crafts;
(H) music and rhythm;
(I) dramatic play; and
(J) language play including books or child-oriented magazines.
(w) Equipment inventory. Programs are exempt from the equipment inventory requirement per OAC 340:110-3-302(a).
