health-and-safety-prevention-and-response-to-emergencies-from-food-and-allergic-reactions AND ALLERGIC REACTIONS

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency has not established a standard for the response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions for license-exempt centers and license-exempt in-home care, as required by 98.41(a)(1)(iv). (Plan Questions 5.3.4biv and 5.3.4bvi) • The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed centers and licensed family child care providers, or an annual inspection for license- exempt centers for compliance with a standard for prevention and response to emergencies from food and allergic reactions, 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: 05/30/2027 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 The Lead Agency has not established a standard for the response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions for license-exempt centers and license-exempt in-home care, as required by 98.41(a)(1)(iv). 05/30/2025 2 Request approval for regulation package 09/30/2025 3 Prepare and release notice of proposed regulation changes 12/31/2025 4 Public comment on proposed regulation 03/01/2026 5 Legislative approval of proposed regulation 06/30/2026 6 Update approved/required training in the response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions 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 response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions 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 providers, or an annual inspection for license- exempt centers for compliance with a standard for prevention and response to emergencies from food and allergic reactions, 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 COMPREHENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECK:5 YEAR RENEWAL Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency does not conduct all interstate background checks every 5 years, as required by 98.43(d)(2)(ii). (Plan Question 5.7.17) Overall Target Completion Date: 12/31/2025 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 Draft and get position description for this scope of work approved 03/30/2025 2 Recruit and hire position 05/30/2025 3 Train new staff on interstate background check process 08/30/2025 4 Implement interstate background checks 10/31/2025 5 Submit plan amendment and evidence/documentation 12/31/2025