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 providers, license-exempt centers, license-exempt family child care providers, 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 providers, or an annual inspection for license- exempt centers or license-exempt family child care providers for compliance with pre- service or 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, 5.5.2ai, and 5.5.2bi) Overall Target Completion Date: 03/31/2026 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 providers, license-exempt centers, license-exempt family child care providers, and license-exempt in- home providers, as required by 98.44(b)(1)(iii). (Plan Question 5.4.1l) 03/31/2026 2 Update Basic Health and Safety Practices: Child Care Provider's Guide to include: child development including major domains of cognitive, social, emotional, physical development and approaches to learning. 12/30/2025 3 Provide licensed centers, licensed family child care providers, license-exempt centers, license- exempt family child care providers, and license- exempt in-home providers with updated handbook and assessment. Addendum assessment to be completed by the child care provider and will be reflective in their Health & Safety training to validate that the training was completed. 03/31/2026 4 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 or license- exempt family child care providers for compliance with pre-service or 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, 5.5.2ai, and 5.5.2b 03/31/2026 5 Update Basic Health and Safety Practices: Child Care Provider's Guide to include: child development including major domains of cognitive, social, emotional, physical development and approaches to learning. 12/30/2025 6 Provide licensed centers, licensed family child care providers, license-exempt centers, license- exempt family child care providers, and license- exempt in-home providers with updated handbook and assessment. Addendum assessment to be 03/31/2026 completed by the child care provider and will be reflective in their Health & Safety training to validate that the training was completed. COMPREHENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECK:5 YEAR RENEWAL Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency does not conduct all background checks every 5 years, as required by 98.43(d)(2)(ii). (Plan Question 5.7.17) Overall Target Completion Date: 06/30/2025 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 The Lead Agency does not conduct all background checks every 5 years, as required by 98.43(d)(2)(ii). (Plan Question 5.7.17) 06/30/2025 2 Received technical assistance on background checks from the Office of Child Care 12/06/2024 3 Contract completion for the Rapback program. 12/12/2024 4 Develop procedures for the Rapback program. 03/31/2025 5 All child care providers will be subscribed to the Rapback program. 06/30/2025