Minimum Standards for Tribal Child Care: A Health and Safety Guide
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Section I:
Policies/Practices/Caregiver Training, Caregiver Qualifications
Caregiver Qualifications
Principle
Children must be cared for and directly supervised by responsible, caring individuals.
Why This Is Important
- Children need to receive the highest quality of care available.
- Children thrive emotionally, physically, and developmentally in a high quality, nurturing child care environment.
Standards
- Tribes should have a policy for conducting employment and character references on each individual who has contact or control over children in child care settings.
- Tribal child care programs should have a policy for conducting background checks consistent with appropriate federal, state, and tribal laws and regulations and should coordinate their background check policy with other tribal agencies.
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