167.304. 1. The board may approve a grant from the fund to a district if the district demonstrates to the board that it can:
(1) Provide a physical environment that is safe and appropriate to the various age levels of the children to be served;
(2) If necessary, provide transportation to and from a school or schools to the facility operated by the applicant;
(3) Provide program activities that are appropriate to the various age levels of the children to be served and that meet the developmental needs of each child;
(4) Provide efficient and effective program administration;
(5) Provide staff that meets the standards set by the board;
(6) Provide for nutritional needs of children enrolled in the program;
(7) Provide emergency health care services to children served by the program; and
(8) Operate an extended day child care program in accordance with the cost and expense standards set by the board.
2. No district operating an extended day child care program directly or through contract with a not-for-profit corporation shall be required to meet any standards except those of the state board of education promulgated according to sections 167.290 to 167.310. A district may voluntarily meet state day care provider licensing requirements promulgated under chapter 210, RSMo.
(L. 1990 S.B. 740 § 19)
Missouri General Assembly