Session 2
1. Session 2
1.3. Learning Activity 1
Session 2: Health, Safety, and Well-Being of Children
Learning Activity 1: How to Use the Child Care Licensing Regulation
Focus
There are five critical standards of the Child Care Licensing Regulation:
- maintaining staff-to-child ratios
- maintaining staff qualification requirements
- providing adequate supervision
- meeting children’s developmental needs
- using appropriate child guidance practices
The regulations set out the standards in each of these areas. This activity will help you become familiar with the legislation as you go through to find the answers.
Directions
For each of the questions, use the following steps to find the necessary information:
Step 1: Go to the Alberta Queen’s Printer website. Click on the “Laws Online/Catalog” tab. In the search box “Search by title,” type “child care” and then click “search.” Two links will appear: Child Care Licensing Act and Child Care Licensing Regulation. You can access this legislation at no cost by downloading the PDF versions of the legislation. You will need these two pieces of legislation to complete the following activity.
Step 2: Complete the interactive Child Care Licensing Act and Regulation activity.