If a child is indicted, charged, or arrested for a crime, what are the reporting requirements?

• A. To Licensing as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours after the incident. To Parents As soon as you become aware. Not to Law Enforcement.
• B. To Parents within 1 hour. To Licensing within 2 hours. To Law Enforcement within 24 hours.
• C. To Law Enforcement immediately. To Licensing within 24 hours. To Parents within 24 hours.
• D. To Licensing after 1 week. To Parents never. To Law Enforcement within 24 hours.

Answer: (A)

When a child is indicted, charged, or arrested, the administrator must promptly inform those who oversee the program and the child’s family. The required steps are to report to Licensing as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours after the incident, and to notify the child's parents as soon as you become aware. There is no requirement here to report to Law Enforcement as part of this licensing obligation. This approach ensures regulatory oversight and keeps families informed, without introducing a mandatory law enforcement report in this specific reporting rule. Other options either add unnecessary law enforcement reporting, set incorrect timeframes, or omit informing the parents, which would not meet the mandated expectations.