Removes certain requirements on what the office of children and family services can determine to be an appropriate staff/child ratios for family day care homes, group family day care homes, school age day care programs and day care centers.
Requires one caregiver for every two children under eighteen months of age in group family day care homes and family day care homes.
Requires one caregiver for every two children under eighteen months of age in group family day care homes and family day care homes.
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.
Requires one caregiver for every two children under eighteen months of age in group family day care homes and family day care homes.
Requires one caregiver for every two children under eighteen months of age in group family day care homes and family day care homes.
Includes both the birth family and the foster family of children in foster care, and other families receiving child welfare services from the authorized agency or the local departments of social services in the case of authorized agencies in the definition of family for purposes of services provided by voluntary foster care agency health facilities.
Includes both the birth family and the foster family of children in foster care, and other families receiving child welfare services from the authorized agency or the local departments of social services in the case of authorized agencies in the definition of family for purposes of services provided by voluntary foster care agency health facilities.
Permits up to 10 children to be cared for by a registered family day care provider.
Permits up to 10 children to be cared for by a registered family day care provider.