health-and-safety-ratios-and-group-size-for-ccdf-providers

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency has not established a group size for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age, or mixed-age groups in licensed family child care homes, as required by 98.41(d)(1). (Plan Questions 5.2.2ci, 5.2.2cii, 5.2.2ciii, 5.2.2iv, and 5.2.2v) • The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed family child care providers for compliance with a group size standard, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B). (Plan Question 5.5.1bii) Overall Target Completion Date: 02/15/2025 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 • The Lead Agency has not established a group size for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school- age, or mixed-age groups in licensed family child care homes, as required by 98.41(d)(1). (Plan Questions 5.2.2ci, 5.2.2cii, 5.2.2ciii, 5.2.2iv, and 5.2.2v) 02/15/2025 2 Delaware will submit the situation and its regulations on group size to the Regional Office for reevaluation. Delaware will demonstrate that large family child care homes can only have a maximum of 12 children in a group even if there are two caregivers. 02/15/2025 3 • The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed family child care providers for compliance with a group size standard, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B). (Plan Question 5.5.1bii) 02/15/2025 4 Delaware will submit evidence of its regulations and monitoring process for the required annual, unannounced inspection for licensed family and large child care providers for compliance with a group size standard, as required by 02/15/2025 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B), to the Regional Office for reevaluation.