Under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act, Lead Agencies have significant responsibility for ensuring the health and safety of children in child care through their state child care licensing systems. They are also responsible for establishing health and safety standards for...
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Many resources about health and safety and licensing are available on the Child Care Assistance Training Network website. The following are some highlighted resources that may be helpful to CCDF Administrators.
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The CCDBG Act requires states to have licensing requirements in effect for child care providers. Licensing is a process administered by state governments that sets a baseline of requirements below which it is illegal for facilities to operate. States have regulations that include the...
Lead Agencies must certify that there are in effect health and safety standards and training requirements applicable to providers serving children receiving CCDF services whether they are licensed or license-exempt. These health and safety requirements must
- be appropriate...
State-level data about licensing inspection requirements are available in the CCDF Data Explorer tool on the Early Childhood Training and Technical Assistance System website. Note: The information will address inspection requirements and not reports specific...
Lead Agencies must certify that procedures are in effect to ensure that child care providers caring for children receiving CCDF services comply with all applicable state and local health and safety requirements. These may include, but are not limited to, any systems used to ensure that providers...
The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 and the Child...
The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 includes significant adjustments to ensure the health and safety of children in early care and education (ECE) settings. These changes include provisions related to health and safety, training, and monitoring that Child Care and...
States are required to make consumer education materials, including the results of monitoring and...
The National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance (NCECQA) Licensing Professional Development Series is designed exclusively for state, territory, and Tribal licensing staff to hear from guest speakers who are subject matter experts on key topics. These professional development (PD)...