health-and-safety-child-development

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency pre-service or orientation training for licensed centers, licensed family child care providers, license-exempt centers, license-exempt family child care providers, or license-exempt in-home providers on child development does not include all major domains, 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 or licensed family child care providers, or annual inspection for license-exempt centers or license-exempt family child care providers for compliance with pre-service orientation training requirements related to child development, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B) and 98.42(b)(2)(ii). (Plan Questions 5.5.1ai, 5.5.1bi, 5.5.2ai, and 5.5.2bi) Overall Target Completion Date: 05/01/2025 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 License-exempt centers, including family child care providers, were notified per Attorney General opinion they would be ineligible for subsidy until all licensing requirements were met. License- exempt centers, not including family child care providers, were given the deadline of May 1, 2024 to meet all licensing requirements as laid out in the existing Regulations Governing Licensure of Child Care Facilities. License exempt centers, not including family child care providers, met the May 1, 2024 deadline and are being monitored bi- annually. 05/01/2024 2 MS State Department of Health (MSDH) Staff trained on new Family Child Care regulations and monitoring tool. 10/29/2024 3 MSDH Regulations Governing Licensure of Family Child Care (Five or Fewer Children) Regulations approved by the MS State Board of Health. These regulations include requirements for pre-service or orientation training on all domains of child development. 11/15/2024 4 The Lead Agency (MS Department of Human Services) and MSDH sent memo out to providers informing of MSDH Regulations Governing Licensure of Child Care Family Homes for 5 and Fewer and the new provider application that would be available on December 2, 2024. 12/02/2024 5 MSDH Child Care Licensure will begin monitoring all CCDF participating child care providers, including those previously categorized as license- exempt family child care, bi-annually. 03/01/2025 6 MSDH will update Regulations Governing Licensure of Child Care Facilities, which are separate rules from Regulations Governing Licensure of Family Child Care (Five or Fewer Children). This update will include requirements for pre-service or orientation training on all domains of child development. The MS State Board of Health will review and approve new regulations. 03/01/2025 7 MSDH staff to be trained on the updated regulations and inspection form in April 2025. 04/30/2025 8 MSDH Child Care Licensure will begin monitoring all CCDF participating child care providers using updated regulations and inspection form bi- annually. 05/01/2025