health-and-safety-ongoing-training

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency does not have requirements for ongoing training on health and safety standards for license-exempt family child care providers and license-exempt in-home providers, as required by 98.44(b)(2)(i). (Plan Questions 5.6.1d and 5.6.1e) • The Lead Agency does not require an annual inspection for license-exempt family child care providers for compliance with ongoing training on health and safety requirements, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(ii). (Plan Question 5.5.2bi) Overall Target Completion Date: 11/30/2025 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 Update Draft language in Article 52 (6 A.A.C.5) to include requirements for ongoing training on health and safety standards for license-exempt family child care providers and license-exempt in- home providers 11/30/2024 2 Agency conducts rule making process; Article 52 approved (estimated completion date based on Rulemaking process) 06/30/2025 3 Conduct communication with certified family child care home and in-home providers notifying of changes 10/31/2025 4 Update monitoring tools for certified family child care home and in-home providers 10/31/2025 5 Submit State Plan amendment 11/30/2025