Personal Affairs Child Development Services

1 UNCLASSIFIED Army Regulation 608 10 Personal Affairs Child Development Services Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 11 May 2017 SUMMARY of CHANGE AR 608 10 Child Development Services This mandated revision, dated 11 May 2017 o Updates administering medication and performing caregiving health practices (para 4 32). *This regulation supersedes AR 608 10, 15 October 1983. AR 608 10 11 May 2017 UNCLASSIFIED i Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC *Army Regulation 608 10 11 May 2017 Effective 11 May 2017 Personal Affairs Child Development Services History. This publication is a mandated revision.

2 Summary. This revision is required to update administration of medication and performing caregiving health practices pur-suant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. The publication of this mandated revision does not rescind or supersede pol-icy changes to the regulation found in Army Directives (AD), including AD 2015-20 and 2015-44, existing at the time of this publication. Applicability. a. This regulation applies to (1) The Regular Army. (2) The Army Reserve (USAR) on ac-tive duty, active duty for training, or special active duty for training (30 days or more du-ration).

3 (3) The Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS) on active duty, active duty for training, or special active duty for training under title 10, United States Code (30 days or more duration). (4) Members of other uniformed Services (and their families) assigned to Army in-stallations. (5) Others entitled to care in medical treat-ment facilities (MTFs). b. This regulation does not apply to mem-bers of the USAR performing inactive duty training or to members of the ARNGUS performing duty in a State status under title 32, United States Code. Proponent and exception authority.

4 The proponent of this regulation is the As-sistant Chief of Staff for Installation Man-agement. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and reg-ulation. Proponents may delegate this ap-proval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Army internal control process. This regulation contains management control provisions in accordance with AR 11 2, but does not contain checklists for conducting management control reviews.

5 Alternative management control reviews are used to ac-complish assessment of management con-trols. Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of com-mand and local forms are prohibited with-out prior approval from the United States Army community and Family Support Center (USACFSC) (CFSC SF CY), 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22331 0521. Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recom-mended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Commander, Army community and Family Support Center, ATTN: CFSC SF CY, Alexan-dria, VA 22331 0521.

6 Distribution. Distribution of this publi-cation is made in accordance with the initial distribution number (IDN) 093636, in-tended for command levels C, D, and E for Active Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve. Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number) Chapter 1 Structure and Policy, page 1 Section I General, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Child Development Services (CDS) program objectives 1 4, page 1 Criteria for establishing CDS delivery systems 1 5, page 1 Child eligibility criteria 1 6, page 2 Contents Continued ii AR 608 10 11 May 2017 Section II Overview, page 3 CDS concept 1 7, page 3 CDS policy 1 8, page 3 CDS organization 1 9, page 4 Chapter 2 Program Oversight, page 5 Section I Responsibilities, page 5 Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) 2 1, page 5 Major Army commands (MACOMs)

7 2 2, page 7 Installation commanders 2 3, page 7 Section II Assessment and Compliance, page 10 General 2 4, page 10 CDS Installation Child Care Evaluation Team Review 2 5, page 10 CDS program compliance and oversight 2 6, page 11 Crimes prevention surveys 2 7, page 11 State licensing 2 8, page 11 Patron satisfaction 2 9, page 11 CDS Program Review Board (PRB) 2 10, page 11 Exceptions to policy 2 11, page 11 Section III Recordkeeping Requirements, page 12 General 2 12, page 12 Child records 2 13, page 12 Employee records 2 14, page 13 Program records 2 15, page 13 Operational records 2 16, page 14 CDS needs assessment and construction project validation 2 17, page 14 Section IV Reporting Requirements, page 15 General 2 18, page 15 Patron reporting requirements 2 19, page 15 CDS operational reporting requirements 2 20, page 15 CDS reporting requirements to parents 2 21.

8 Page 18 Section V Child Abuse Prevention and Response, page 19 General 2 22, page 19 Response to allegations of Child abuse in CDS settings 2 23, page 20 CDS background clearance requirements 2 24, page 20 Youth applicants 2 25, page 22 Management procedures for minimizing the potential risk of abusive situations in center settings 2 26, page 22 Management procedures for minimizing the potential risk of abusive situations in FCC homes 2 27, page 23 CDS touch policy 2 28, page 24 Child abuse prevention education 2 29, page 24 Child abuse risk avoidance 2 30, page 25 DOD Child Abuse and Safety Violation Hotline 2 31, page 25 Inspections and Certification 2 32, page 25 Installation Child Care Availability Plan (ICCAP) 2 33, page 26 Contents Continued AR 608 10 11 May 2017 iii Chapter 3 Program Management, page 27 Section I Funding, page 27 General 3 1, page 27 APF support 3 2, page 27 Common table of allowances (CTA)

9 Authorizations 3 3, page 28 NAF support 3 4, page 28 Patron fees and charges 3 5, page 28 Supplemental funding sources 3 6, page 30 USDA CACFP funding 3 7, page 31 Contracting CDS activities and Services 3 8, page 31 Section II Personnel, page 31 General 3 9, page 31 Position descriptions 3 10, page 31 Staffing criteria 3 11, page 31 CDS management personnel 3 12, page 32 CDS caregiving employees and FCC providers 3 13, page 36 CDS support personnel 3 14, page 37 CDS volunteers 3 15, page 37 Program guidance 3 16, page 38 Section III Training, page 39 General 3 17, page 39 Individual Education Plan (IDP)

10 3 18, page 40 CDS management personnel 3 19, page 41 Specialized management training 3 20, page 41 Section IV community Relations, page 42 Program publicity 3 21, page 42 Public relations 3 22, page 42 CDS parent advisory/support groups 3 23, page 42 Government agencies, professional organizations, and civic groups 3 24, page 43 Section V Parent Relations, page 43 Parent involvement 3 25, page 43 Parent information/education 3 26, page 43 Chapter 4 Program Core Requirements, page 47 Section I Overview, page 47 General 4 1, page 47 Structure and policy 4 2, page 47 Section II Program Management Compliance Requirements, page 48 Management oversight 4 3, page 48 USDA CACFP 4 4, page 49 CDS central enrollment registry 4 5, page 49 Contents Continued iv AR 608 10 11 May 2017 Section III Program Operations Compliance Requirements, page 50 Admission criteria 4 6, page 50 Program enrollment 4 7, page 50 Daily admission and release procedures 4 8, page 51 Limitations of service 4 9, page 51 Discipline 4 10, page 51 Transportation 4 11, page 52 Television/radio 4 12, page 52 Rest and quiet 4 13.