(a) Licensing staff for residential child care and child-placing agencies conducts onsite visits, documents findings, provides technical assistance and consultation in the licensing staff's assigned areas, and makes recommendations on all case actions to the programs manager.  The programs manager or designee is responsible for final approval of all licensing recommendations.  • 1

(b) Official licensing records for child care programs are maintained at State Office, Oklahoma Child Care Services and are open to the public upon request.

(c) Other responsibilities of licensing staff include:

• (1) communicating with local fire, health, and city officials within the licensing staff's assigned area regarding licensing rules and policy, requirements, inspections, and other issues related to a specific facility or child care in general;
• (2) facilitating or sponsoring training for child care providers; and
• (3) coordinating with other regulatory and investigative state entities in promoting quality care in residential settings within the licensing staff's assigned area.