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71 Complaints regarding the violations of CCPP policy will be investigated by the MDHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) for suspected intentional or unintentional program violations from child care providers and/or recipients stemmed from fraud tips, data matching, quality control reviews, Child Care Payment Program generated system reports or any other reliable source.

Source: 45 CFR 98.32; Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-2(4); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-4 Revised: August 2025

Rule 9.2 Referrals to MSDH

MDHS will work with MSDH to provide technical assistance to any licensed centers that are observed to not be in compliance with the Regulations Governing Licensure of Child Care Facilities, Regulations Governing Licensure of Child Care Family Homes for 5 or Fewer Children, or Regulations Governing Licensure of Child Care Facilities for 12 or Fewer Children in the Operator’s Home.

Class I Violations of the Regulations Governing Licensure of Child Care Facilities, Regulations Governing Licensure of Child Care Family Homes for 5 or Fewer Children, or Regulations Governing Licensure of Child Care Facilities for 12 of Fewer Children in the Operator’s Home are critical violations and must be reported to MSDH for immediate investigation. For a list of Class I Violations see the MSDH Regulations Governing Licensure of Child Care Facilities, Regulations Governing Licensure of Child Care Family Homes for 5 or Fewer Children, or Regulations Governing Licensure of Child Care Facilities for 12 of Fewer Children in the Operator’s Home.

Actions taken by MSDH that may affect a child care facility’s participation in CCPP include revocation of license, restriction of license, conditional license, or citing of Class I or multiple Class II and Class III violations.

Source: 45 CFR 98.45; 45 CFR 98.42; Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-2(4); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-4 Revised: August 2025

Rule 9.3 Monitoring Responsibilities

All providers participating in CCPP shall be inspected/monitored at least once annually in accordance with federal requirements.

Licensed Child Care Centers

MSDH Bureau of Child Care Licensure has the primary responsibility of conducting annual unannounced inspections of licensed child care centers.

MDHS may also conduct announced or unannounced monitoring visits to CCPP approved licensed child care centers to ensure CCPP compliance.