Program Development: Supervision

• All programs must establish a plan for adequate supervision
• The plan must:
  • Identify the person having responsibility over all authorized adults serving in the program
  • Meet staffing requirements and ratios
  • Specify curfews, visitor rules, and acceptable free-time activities
• Adults providing supervision or care to children must be at least 19 years of age;
  at least one adult must be 21 years of age or older
• Children may not be unattended or in the care of a person who is not a program-authorized adult

• “Line-of-sight” supervision is expected
  • At least one authorized adult should be able to see all children under his/her supervision at all times
  • Line-of -sight supervision can be modified for children at least 16 years of age
    • Requires regular check-ins, curfews and clearly defined allowable locations and activities
• Adults providing supervision or care to children must be at least 19 years of age;
  at least one adult must be 21 years of age or older
• Children may not be unattended or in the care of a person who is not a program-authorized adult
• Avoid being alone with a child without a third person present (including electronic communication)
• If program needs require privacy, find space in an area where you can be seen by others

Minimum Supervision

• Required supervision ratios may be waived or modified by the Risk Management Services
• Higher or lower supervision ratios may be advisable depending on:
  • The age of the children
  • The nature of the activities
  • The location of the activities
  • Other special needs or circumstances

Overnight Supervision

Lower ratios for overnight supervision may be approved by Risk Management Services if:

• Children will be in U-M facilities
• Children are at least 12 years of age
• At least one adult is able to remain in the vicinity and maintain line-of-sight vision of children’s rooms
• There is a sufficient number of adults to respond to an emergency
• Additional adults are on call