An Administrator's Guide to California Private School Law

Chapter 21 – Child Care Centers/Preschools

The preschool must also provide the child’s parent or legal guardian with the Caregiver Background Check Process form (LIC 995E). 2877 This form explains to parents that all adults working in the preschool must undergo a criminal record background check unless they are granted an exemption. Additionally, parents or legal guardians should be provided with the following information or forms upon acceptance of their child:  Copy of the admission agreement;

 Notification of Parents’ Rights form (LIC 995), which must also be displayed in a prominent, publicly accessible area of the preschool at all times; 2878  Personal Rights form (LIC 613A); 2879  Identification and Emergency Information (LIC 700); 2880

 Consent for Emergency Medical Treatment form (LIC 627); 2881  Child’s Preadmission Health History – Parent’s Report (LIC 702); 2882  Physician’s Report – Child Care Centers (LIC 701); 2883 and  Immunization requirements. 2884 When applicable, parents must sign and return to the preschool acknowledgments of these forms. The signed acknowledgments must be kept in the child’s file. B. P ROGRAM C ONTENT Generally, preschools must provide a variety of daily activities, including play time, quiet and rest time, eating time, and toilet time, that are designed to meet the needs of the children. 2885 Title 22 does not establish program content requirements for licensed preschools. Preschools may, however, look to the requirements of Title 5 for state-funded preschools for guidance on program content. State preschools must provide an educational program which is developmentally, linguistically, and culturally appropriate and provides for the development of each child’s cognitive and language skills. The program must also promote health and safety and each child’s physical development by providing sufficient outdoor and indoor play time. 2886 C. R EASONABLE A CCOMMODATIONS F OR S TUDENTS Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) applies to private preschools that are not religious entities. It prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals, including preschool children, with disabilities. 2887 Preschools do not, however, need to make modifications to comply with Title III that would unduly burden or fundamentally alter the goods, services or operations of their preschool. 2888

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