health-and-safety-child-development

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency does not require all staff in licensed family child care homes to complete pre-service or orientation training within three months, on child development, as required by 98.44(b). (Plan Question 5.4.1m) • The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed centers and licensed 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). (Plan Questions 5.5.1aii and 5.5.1bii) Overall Target Completion Date: 08/31/2028 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 The Lead Agency does not require all staff in licensed family child care homes to complete pre- service or orientation training within three months, on child development, as required by 98.44(b). (Plan Question 5.4.1m) 08/31/2028 2 Developed Letter of Agreement for family child care facility providers requiring Pre-Service training in child development be completed within three months. Note: Family child care homes (78CSR19) have a standard to complete pre-service training within three months in Child Development. Family Child Care Facilities (78CSR19) does not have a standard to complete pre-service training within three months on child development. 09/30/2024 3 Propose rule change within WV DoHS BFA chain of command and Legal team. 04/30/2027 4 Provide a public forum for proposed regulation change. 05/28/2027 5 Provide a public comment period for proposed regulation change. 05/28/2027 6 Final WV DoHS BFA approval of proposed rule, including amendments due to public forum and public comment period. 06/30/2027 7 File approved rule with the state register and legislative rule-making committee within 90 days. 07/30/2027 8 Seek promulgation of proposed rule via Legislative approval. Final rule will go into effect August 2028 08/31/2028 9 The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed centers and licensed 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). (Plan Questions 5.5.1aii and 5.5.1bii) 03/31/2025 10 Revised Child Care Policy 2.8 adding requirement to conduct annual unannounced inspections. 11/29/2019 11 Revised differential checklists for child care centers, out of school time centers, family child 09/30/2024 care homes, family child care facilities, and family child care informal/relative to include ratios and group sizes. 12 Review Child Care Policy 2.8 at Unit Meetings to ensure monitoring on an annual basis using differential checklist is being conducted for compliance with ratios and group sizes. 03/31/2025