Acts and Regulations

2021-42 - On-line Registry

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Current to 1 January 2024
NEW BRUNSWICK
REGULATION 2021-42
under the
Early Childhood Services Act
(O.C. 2021-140)
Filed May 20, 2021
Under section 63 of the Early Childhood Services Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following Regulation:
Citation
1This Regulation may be cited as the On-line Registry Regulation – Early Childhood Services Act.
Definitions
2The following definitions apply in this Regulation.
“Act” means the Early Childhood Services Act.(Loi)
“extended hour services” means services provided at a licensed facility after 12 consecutive hours of services have been provided or after services have been provided for five days in a week. (services de garde prolongés)
“overnight services” means services provided at a licensed facility between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.(services de garde de nuit)
Establishment of an on-line registry
3An online registry is established on May 31, 2021.
Information with respect to operators
4(1)An operator of a licensed facility shall provide the Minister with the following information for the on-line registry:
(a) the name of the facility;
(b) the name of the operator, the administrator or both;
(c) whether the operator is an individual, corporation, unincorporated association, partnership or limited partnership;
(d) the e-mail address of the operator;
(e) the physical and mailing address of the facility;
(f) the language in which services are provided;
(g) the licence number or facility identification number and the expiry date of the licence;
(h) the school district within which the facility is located;
(i) the age groups of children who may receive services;
(j) the days and months of operation;
(k) extended hour services and overnight services offered, if applicable;
(l) the curriculum framework in use, if applicable;
(m) whether meals are provided;
(n) whether transportation is provided;
(o) the maximum number of children who may receive services and the number of available spaces by age group;
(p) the designation status.
4(2)The Minister may disclose to the public the information referred to in subsection (1).
Time for providing information
5(1)The information for the on-line registry shall be provided on or before June 30, 2021.
5(2)Despite subsection (1), an operator who is issued a licence on or after June 1, 2021, shall provide the information for the on-line registry within 30 days of the issuance of the licence.
Information with respect to children
6The Minister may disclose to the operator of a licensed facility chosen by the parent or guardian of a child the following information in the on-line registry with respect to the child on the enrolment of the child at the facility:
(a) the names of the child and the child’s parents or guardians;
(b) the gender and date of birth of the child;
(c) the addresses of the child and the child’s parents or guardians and the living arrangements of the child;
(d) the e-mail address and telephone number of the child’s parents or guardians;
(e) the preferred official language of communication of the child’s parents or guardians;
(f) the places of work of the child’s parents or guardians;
(g) the names of individuals authorized by the child’s parents or guardians to pick up the child;
(h) the number of days per week that services are required;
(i) emergency contacts for the child, including names, addresses and telephone numbers;
(j) special requirements of the child, including activity and dietary restrictions, if applicable;
(k) the school that the child attends, if applicable;
(l) allergies of the child, if applicable;
(m) the name, address and telephone number of the medical practitioner of the child, if applicable;
(n) the medical history of the child;
(o) ongoing medical treatment of the child, if applicable;
(p) child care history;
(q) child development details; and
(r) likes and dislikes of the child and suggestions to facilitate the transition to the facility.
Commencement
7This Regulation comes into force on May 31, 2021.
N.B. This Regulation is consolidated to May 31, 2021.