ERIC Number: ED356064
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1993-Feb
Pages: 149
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Child Day Care Center Licensing Study, 1993.
Children's Foundation, Washington, DC.
This study contains the results of a nationwide survey concerning day care regulations and licensing procedures throughout the United States. The regulatory offices of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands were surveyed. The listings, which are arranged according to location, provide the address and telephone number of the person and organization providing the information. Also provided are state, district, or commonwealth data covering: (1) the definition and number of regulatory programs; (2) regulations and requirements; (3) prescreening, training, and staff qualifications; (4) complaint procedure; (5) unannounced inspection policy; (6) child documentation and immunization policy; (7) discipline policy; (8) emergency medical consent policy; (9) infant care programs; (10) school age programs; (11) special needs care programs; (12) sick child care programs; (13) subsidized child care programs; (14) transportation policy; (15) the National Life Safety Fire Code; (16) child abuse and neglect; (17) local contact; and (18) pending legislation. (MDM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Certification, Children, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, National Surveys, Qualifications, State Legislation, State Licensing Boards, State Standards
Children's Foundation, 725 Fifteenth Street, N.W., Suite 505, Washington, DC 20005-2109 ($22).
Publication Type: Reference Materials - Directories/Catalogs; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Children's Foundation, Washington, DC.
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