Background Check Procedures 620-01-40

(Revised 1/31/22 ML #3770)

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The fingerprint background check shall be completed for all owners/operators, staff members, emergency designees, upon hire and every five years after. A cleared CBCU memorandum must also be submitted for all household members over the age of 12 every 5 years.

 

If a volunteer is providing unsupervised child care, the volunteer shall meet the qualifications of a staff member responsible for caring for or teaching children, including a fingerprint-based background check.

 

The owner/operator of a licensed child care program must complete and submit a fingerprint background check results memo with any application for licensure, re-licensure or annual review. Any child care with a governing board, will need to choose a Board Designee to sign applications and be fingerprinted for background check.

 

If an individual who has been fingerprinted for one early childhood services program moves to another early childhood services program, the original fingerprint results may be used if the individual has not been separated from child care employment for more than 180 days. The individual must sign a release of information allowing CBCU to share the results of the fingerprint memo with the new program.

 

CBCU will provide the results memo to the operator and current or prospective staff member of the child care program who requested the background check. The results memo will have a statement that indicates whether the staff member is eligible or ineligible, without revealing specific disqualifying information. If the staff member is ineligible, CBCU will then provide a copy of the results memo to the Licensing Specialist.

 

Operators are required to maintain a written policy on how they will determine who can be employed in their program and what offenses will disqualify an individual from employment.