Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (Operation of Day-Care Centre) Byelaw, 2017
Application to operate a Day-Care Centre
1.A person shall not operate a Day-Care Centre in the Metropolis unless the person has a permit from the Metropolitan Social Welfare Department.
2.An application for a permit to operate a Day-Care Centre shall be submitted to the Metropolitan Social Welfare Department.
Inspection of Premise for Day-Care Centre before Grant of Permit
1.The Department shall inspect a premise designated as a Day-Care Centre before approving the use of the premises as a Day-Care Centre.
2.The Department shall provide at least 24-hour notice to the applicants before the inspection of a proposed premise.
3.Despite section 5 of this Bye-law, the Assembly shall inspect the premises of a proposed Day-Care Centre within 3 months from the date of the application.
Conditions for the grant of a Permit
1.A person shall not be granted a permit to operate a Day-Care. Centre unless:
1.the premises have undergone and obtained all building and safety permits including fire and health safety permits.
2.the premises are safe, secure and suitable for their purpose, and adequate space is provided.
3.there are sufficient play areas for activities and scope for free movement.
Inspection of premise for Day-Care Centre after grant of Permit
1.The Department shall inspect the premises, books, accounts and any other records of a Day-Care Centre at least once every six months.
2.The Department shall provide at least 24 hours' notice to an operator of a Day-Care Centre before proceeding to inspect the premise.
3.Notwithstanding section 13, the Department may periodically, visit and/or inspect a Day-Care Centre without notice.
4.The report of the inspection shall be submitted to the social services sub-committee of Assembly.
5.An operator of a premises may request for a copy of the inspection report.
5.An operator of a premises may request for a copy of the inspection report.
6.Where the report of the inspection reveals lapses in the operation of the Day-Care Centre including unhealthy environment and mismanagement of the Centre, the Department shall require the operator to remedy the lapses within 3 months from the date of notice.
7.Where the operator does not remedy the lapses within the stipulated time, the Department shall give notice of a withdrawal of permit.
8.A permit shall finally be withdrawn a month after notice of withdrawal has been given.
9.( I ) Where a permit has been withdrawn, the operator may re-apply for a new permit.
(2) The application shall be treated as a fresh one by the Assembly.
Offences and Penalty
10.The offences provided for in section 120 of the Children's Act, 1998 (Act 560) shall apply under this Bye-law.
11.An operator who refuses to display a permit as required by this Bye-law commits an offence and on summary conviction shall be liable of not less than 100 penalty units and not exceeding 250 penalty units.
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