Staffing Requirement

STAFFING REQUIREMENTS

CORE REQUIREMENTS

All TOPP KIDS programs must ensure that:

1. Each staff member and each volunteer who has access to children
   • Is an adult, and
   • Provides to the license holder a criminal record check, including vulnerable sector search, dated not earlier than 6 months prior to the date of commencement with the program and every 3 years after that date, and
2. Child Care Licensing requires a minimum of one in every 2 of the primary staff member has first aid certification acceptable to the Program Coordinator. TOPP KIDS requires all staff to have First Aid Certification.

A NEW STAFF MEMBER

1. Must provide the criminal record check within 8 weeks of commencement with the program, and
2. Must not have unsupervised access to children until the criminal record check has been provided.

ADEQUATE FIRST AID

All TOPP KIDS programs must ensure that at least one staff member with first aid certification is
on duty at all times. However, TOPP KIDS hosts free First Aid courses throughout the year, so it is
encouraged that all employees hold valid certification.

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

All TOPP KIDS programs must ensure that a program supervisor is on site at all times.

When the Program Coordinator is not on the program premises, the Program Coordinator must designate an educator to assume the responsibilities of the Program Coordinator during their absence. All educators will be cross-trained to supervise when necessary, during their initial and ongoing training.

MINIMUM STAFFING & GENERAL SUPERVISION

All TOPP KIDS programs must ensure that:

1. Where 7 or more children are present at a program, whether on or off the program premises, a minimum of 2 adults, one of whom is a primary staff member, are on duty, and
2. Children are, at all times, under supervision that is adequate to ensure their safety, well-being, and development.

PRIMARY STAFF MEMBERS

All TOPP KIDS programs must ensure that all primary staff members hold a childcare certification.
In the case of a primary staff member who is hired as a Child Development Assistant, the primary
staff member:

1. Must obtain a childcare certification as a Child Development Assistant within 6 months of commencement with the program, and
2. Must not have unsupervised access to children until the primary staff member has obtained a childcare certification as a Child Development Assistant.

STAFF QUALIFICATIONS

All TOPP KIDS programs must ensure that, with respect to the primary staff member to children ratios, each primary staff member is certified at minimum as a Level 1, Child Development Assistant.

All TOPP KIDS programs must ensure that, with respect to the primary staff member to children ratios, one in every 4 of the primary staff members is certified at a minimum as a Level 2, Child Development Worker.

EXEMPTIONS

The Operations Manager may exempt a TOPP KIDS program from a qualification requirement in section 27 of this Schedule if the Operations Manager is satisfied that an exemption is appropriate in the circumstances. An exemption issued must:

1. Be in writing
2. Be for a specified period of time, and
3. Be accompanied with a plan, provided by the licence holder and approved by the Regional Manager, addressing how the license holder will meet the qualification requirement in respect of which the exemption is granted

A licence holder must ensure that an exemption issued, and the plan are posted in the LicensingBinder.