1. New Requirements for Licensed and License-Exempt Early Learning and School-Age Programs Child Care & Development Fund Block Grant of 2014 1

2. Five Major Areas of Change 2  Subsidy program eligibility redetermination  Criminal background checks  Health and safety standards  Monitoring of license-exempt programs  Consumer education and other information

3. Eligibility 3  Establishes 12-month eligibility redetermination period  regardless of changes in income Income must not exceed 85% of SMI  Regardless of temporary changes in work, training, or education activities.  Prevents E&D process from disrupting parental employment  States have option of terminating assistance prior to redetermination (3 month continuation)  Graduated phase-out of assistance  Requires procedures for enrollment of homeless children; promote access for homeless families

4. Criminal Background Checks FBI Fingerprinting 4  Applies to all child care providers (except relatives)  FBI Fingerprinting:  Conducted for all staff in all programs that are participating in a subsidy program  Anticipate 5 year renewal; no guidance as yet from federal Office of Child Care  Option of ‘wrap-back’ for additional fee  Fingerprints have one use – no cross agency sharing  All providers, staff, some volunteers required enrollment in Criminal Background Registry  Covers those not directly caring for children, but have unsupervised access  Cost – states are allowed to charge fees

5. Health & Safety Standards 5  Basic health & safety pre-service training for licensed- exempt programs  States must develop health & safety standards in 10 areas:  Prevention & control of infectious diseases  Prevention of sudden infant death syndrome  Administration of medication  Prevention/response to food and allergic reactions  Building and physical premises safety  Prevention of shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma  Handling and storage of hazardous materials  Emergency & Disaster Preparedness  Appropriate precautions for transporting children  First Aid and CPR

6. Monitoring of License-Exempt School-Age Programs  At least one annual unannounced inspection of program facilities and records  Only programs that participate in the CCDF subsidy programs  Employment Related Day Care (0-11) or up to 17 for children with disabilities  Teen Parent/Child Development (0-5)  Alcohol and Substance Abuse (all ages)  Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers (0-12)  Inclusive Child Care Supplemental Payments (0-17) 6

7. Monitoring 7  Monitoring tool and review areas in development  Tool will include:  Are facilities meeting health and safety standards Includes an Emergency & Disaster Preparation plan; records show it has been practiced  Are all required staff and volunteers enrolled in Criminal History Register  Have all staff completed basic Health & Safety training

8. Consumer and Provider Information 8  Law expands information that states must make available to consumers  Website that describes process for licensing & monitoring both licensed and license- exempt child care providers/conducting background checks Results of monitoring and inspection reports; number of deaths, serious injuries, substantiated child abuse  National website and hotline for reporting child abuse and neglect  Links to states to report violations of health and safety standards

9. Questions? 9