Regulatory compliance of private establishments for early childhood education in the city of Gravataí, RS

• Autor(a) principal: Teixeira, Suelen Cavalheiro
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Silva, Patrícia Silva da, Bordin, Ronaldo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Vigilância Sanitária em Debate
• Texto Completo: https://visaemdebate.incqs.fiocruz.br/index.php/visaemdebate/article/view/1464
• topic: Child education; Health Surveillance; Health Management; Public Administration; Educação Infantil; Vigilância em Saúde; Gestão em Saúde; Administração pública

Introduction: In the state of Rio Grande do Sul, State Ordinance number 172/2005 establishes the technical regulation for licensing of preschool education (0-6 years old), including: aspects related to hygiene, conservation and organization of environments, furniture and utensils; minimum required professionals present in the staff; the need for an approved  architectural project in municipal sanitary surveillance and operating authorization issued  by the State or Municipal Board of Education, among others. Objective: To describe the regulatory compliance of private establishments for early childhood education in the city of Gravataí (RS), from January 2018 to April 2019. Method: The documents required to regularize the establishments with the Health Surveillance and the Municipal Department of Education were used as data source. Results: Of the 69 establishments registered in the period, 4 were banned by the Sanitary Surveillance, 5 closed its activities and 60 remained active. Among the 60 active establishments, 8 had a current sanitary permit,  20 had an architectural project approved by the municipal sanitary surveillance, 36 had minimum documentation and  approval by the Gravataí Municipal Education Council and 13 relied on properly qualified teachers. Conclusions: Most establishments did not meet the requirements of the Ordinance that regulates their licensing.