health-and-safety-child-development

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency does not require pre-service or orientation training on child development for licensed centers, licensed family child care homes, license-exempt centers, and license-exempt in-home providers, as required by 98.44(b)(1)(iii). (Plan Question 5.4.1l) • The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed centers and licensed family child care, or an announced inspection for license-exempt centers for compliance with pre-service and orientation training requirements related to child development, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B) and 98.42(b)(2)(ii). (Plan Questions 5.5.1aii, 5.5.1bii, and 5.5.2ai) Overall Target Completion Date: 05/31/2027 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 The Lead Agency does not require pre-service or orientation training on child development for licensed centers, licensed family child care homes, license-exempt centers, and license- exempt in-home providers, as required by 98.44(b)(1)(iii). 05/30/2027 2 Request approval for a regulation package 09/30/2025 3 Prepare and release notice of proposed regulation changes for pre-service or orientation training requirements 12/31/2025 4 Public comment on new regulation 03/01/2026 5 Legislative approval of regulation 06/30/2026 6 Update approved/required training in Child Development to our policies and approved training list. 09/30/2026 7 Identify phase in process of additional topic requirement 09/30/2026 8 Update all inspection checklists to include child development training requirement 12/31/2026 9 Update Child Care Data System 12/31/2026 10 Disseminate information on new requirements to impacted entities 03/31/2027 11 Submit plan amendment and required documentation 05/30/2027 12 The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed centers and licensed family child care, or an announced inspection for license-exempt centers for compliance with pre-service and orientation training requirements related to child development, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B) and 98.42(b)(2)(ii). 05/30/2027 13 Update CC-98 checklist to include missing component 12/31/2026 14 Update Child Care Database 12/31/2026 15 Submit plan amendment and updated checklist 05/30/2027