Monitoring for Sponsors of Family Day Care Homes

Monitoringfor Sponsors of Family Day Care Homes

Responsibilities

• Provide adequate supervisory and operational personnel

• Pre-approval visits

• Annual training

• Reviews

Review Frequency

Sponsors must review each facility 3 times/year:– At least 2 must be unannounced

– At least 1 unannounced review must include observation of a meal service

– At least 1 review must be made during each new facility's first four weeks of Program operations

– No more than 6 months may elapse between reviews

Review Elements

• Assess if facility has corrected problems from a previous review

• 5-day reconciliation of meal counts, enrollment and attendance records

Review Elements

• Assess compliance with the following:– Meal pattern– Licensing– Meal counts– Menu and meal records– Attendance at training– Annual updating of enrollment forms

Review Elements

• After review, notify day care home of necessary corrective action.

• If seriously deficient, notify day care home and the State Agency of deficiencies.

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