health-and-safety-sudden-infant-death-syndrome-and-safe-sleep

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency has not established a standard for the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleep practices for license-exempt centers and license- exempt in-home care, as required by 98.41(a)(1)(ii). (Plan Questions 5.3.2iv and 5.3.2vi) • The Lead Agency does not require an annual inspection for license-exempt centers for compliance with a standard for the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleep practices, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(ii). (Plan Question 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 prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleep practices for license-exempt centers and license- exempt in- home care, as required by 98.41(a)(1)(ii). 05/30/2027 2 Request approval for a regulation package 09/30/2025 3 Prepare and release notice of proposed regulation changes for safe sleep practices 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 safe sleep practices 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 safe sleep practices 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 inspection for license-exempt centers for compliance with a standard for the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleep practices, as required by 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