Authorizes the office of children and family services to grant temporary, limited flexibility in staff-to-child ratios and group size requirements during documented workforce shortages; requires regulations for child day care centers apply to children under eighteen months of age; defines persons who may qualify to watch children during documented workforce shortages.
Relates to the compulsory age for full time instruction from six to five years of age and certain exceptions for minor children; requires kindergarten in certain school districts.