Virginia Law

A. Within seven business days of the child's first day of attendance at the family day home, the provider shall obtain from the parent:

1. Verification of the identity and age of the child; and

2. Name and location of previous day care programs and schools the child has attended.

B. The provider shall verify the identity and age of a child by viewing one of the following:

1. Certified birth certificate;

2. Birth registration card;

3. Notification of birth, i.e., hospital, physician, or midwife record;

4. Passport;

5. Copy of the placement agreement or other proof of the child's identity from a child placing agency;

6. Original or copy of a record or report card from a public school in Virginia;

7. Signed statement on letterhead stationery from a public school principal or other designated official that assures the child is or was enrolled in the school; or

8. Child identification card issued by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles.

C. The provider shall document in the child's record:

1. The method of verification of the child's age and identity; and

2. The names and locations of the previous child care programs and schools the child has attended.

D. The provider shall notify the local law-enforcement agency if the parent does not provide the information required in 8VAC20-800-80 A within seven business days of the child's first day of attendance at the family day home.

E. The proof of identity, if reproduced or retained by the family day home, shall be destroyed two years after termination of services to the child. The procedures for the disposal, physical destruction, or other disposition of the proof of identity containing social security numbers shall include all reasonable steps to destroy such documents by:

1. Shredding;

2. Erasing; or

3. Otherwise modifying the social security numbers in those records to make them unreadable or indecipherable by any means.