<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:42:17:21"><span class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0-000000">67:42:17:21</span></a><span class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0-000001">.  Center and school-age program ratio.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0"> </span><span class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0">A center or school-age program must maintain the following ratios:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0">    </span><span class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0">(1)  Five children to one staff for children up to three years of age;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0">    (2)  Ten children to one staff for children three through four years; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0">    (3)  Fifteen children to one staff for children five years and over.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0">    Children of program employees must be included in determining the children to staff ratio.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0">    </span><span class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0"> </span><span class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0">49 SDR 124, effective July 3, 2023</span><span class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0">    </span><span class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0">    </span><span class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0">(5)(6)</span><span class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58711f23-eb0b-464d-98e7-bd51bed7da56000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>