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 homes, license-exempt centers, license-exempt family child care homes, or 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 or licensed family child care homes, or an annual inspection for license-exempt centers or license-exempt family child care homes 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: 09/30/2025 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 NH DHHS will add a requirement for training to include ￿approaches to learning￿ in NH Administrative Rule He-C 4002. DHHS will monitor the requirement once this is added to the rule. 09/30/2025 2 Identify required edits to add the 5 domains of child development to NH Administrative Rule He- C 6914. 12/31/2024 3 NH DHHS will review rule changes with its Administrative Rules Unit, hold a public hearing, and attend the Joint Legislative Committee for Administrative Rules meeting. 04/30/2025