Chapter 15d - Department of Early Education and Care

Chapter 15d - Department of Early Education and Care

Section 1 - Purpose
Section 1a - Definitions
Section 2 - Early Education and Care Department; Duties
Section 3 - Board of Early Education and Care; Duties; Membership; Appointments; Length of Term; Purpose
Section 3a - State Advisory Council on Early Education and Care; Membership; Reimbursement of Expenses; Terms; Duties
Section 4 - Commissioner; Appointment; Removal; Qualifications; Powers and Duties
Section 4a - Sub-State Regions for Licensure of Child Care Centers and Family Child Care Homes; Community Plans; Region-Wide Improvement Plans; State-Wide Coordination of Services
Section 5 - Workforce Development System; Implementation Plan
Section 6 - License Required for Operation of Child Care Programs; Maintaining Child in Family Foster Care; Placement; Approval of Foster Homes; Advertisement or Notice for Placement of Child Under 16 Years of Age
Section 7 - Issuance of License or Approval to Persons or Department, Agency and Institution Meeting Applicable Standards and Requirements; Provisional License or Approval
Section 8 - Adoption of Regulations by Board; Classifications for Licensure or Approval; Medical Treatment Exemptions; Fines; Consultation; Report
Section 9 - Inspection of Facilities; Investigation and Evaluation of Notices of Abuse or Neglect
Section 10 - Suspension, Revocation, Etc. of License or Approval; Annual Report
Section 11 - Program Quality Standards and Requirements
Section 12 - Measurement of Performance and Effectiveness of Programs Providing Early Education and Care and Services
Section 13 - Massachusetts Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program
Section 14 - Background Information on Prospective Adoptive Families; Registration of Placement Agency With Adoptive Resource Exchange
Section 15 - Penalties for Violations of Sec. 6
Section 16 - Entry and Inspection of Facilities; Court Order
Section 17 - Provisions in Which Family Child Care Providers Considered Public or State Employees; Prohibitions Regarding Work Stoppages; Limitations Regarding Bargaining; Representatives
Section 18 - Grants for Development of Eligible Facilities for Licensed Early Care and Education and Out of School Time Programs; Early Education and Out of School Time Capital Fund

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