§ 20-78-225. Child safety alarm devices
(a) All agencies or childcare facilities licensed by the Department of Human Services under this subchapter or the Child Welfare Agency Licensing Act, § 9-28-401 et seq., that transport children shall have approved child safety alarm devices installed on any vehicles designed or used to transport more than seven (7) passengers and one (1) driver. […]
§ 20-78-226. Violation
(a) It shall be unlawful to transport children in a vehicle that is required to have an approved child safety alarm device as provided under § 20-78-225 if the approved child safety alarm device: (1) Has not been installed; (2) Is not in proper working condition; or (3) Has been disconnected. (b) Any person who […]
§ 20-78-211. License — Provisional
(a) If the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education finds that an applicant for a childcare facility meets the licensing requirements for a childcare facility in the main and has a reasonable expectation of correcting deficiencies in a reasonable time, then the division may, in its discretion, issue a provisional license for a […]
§ 20-78-227. General liability insurance coverage required
(a) The purpose of this section is to enhance safe and responsible passenger transportation of children in child care by requiring appropriate liability insurance and driver training. (b) (1) The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the Department of Human Services, in collaboration with the State Insurance Department, shall develop and promulgate […]
§ 20-78-212. License — Nontransferability
(a) A license for a childcare facility shall apply only to the address and location stated on the application and license issued, and it shall not be transferable from one holder of the license to another or from one (1) place to another. (b) If the location of a childcare facility is changed or the […]
§ 20-78-228. Childcare facility floor plan on file with emergency management coordinator — Definition
(a) (1) As used in this section, “floor plan” means a document containing: (A) A schematic drawing of facilities and property used by the childcare facility, including the configuration of rooms, spaces, and other physical features of buildings; (B) The location or locations where children enrolled in child care spend time regularly; (C) The escape […]
§ 20-78-213. License — Denial, revocation, or suspension
(a) The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education shall have the power to deny, revoke, or suspend a license for a childcare facility if an applicant or licensee has failed to comply with the provisions of this subchapter or any published rule of the division, subject to appeal before the Child Care Appeal […]
§ 20-78-301. Purpose
It is the purpose of this subchapter to permit the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services to cooperate with public agencies or private nonprofit organizations of adjoining states to provide services for residents of Arkansas that are in need of regular or therapeutic child care.
§ 20-78-214. Inspections and investigations of childcare facilities and personnel — Child abuse
(a) The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education or any other agency of the State of Arkansas which the division asks to assist it is authorized to make an inspection and investigation of any proposed or operating childcare facility and of any personnel connected with that childcare facility to the extent that an […]
§ 20-78-302. Authority to enter agreements
Subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this subchapter, the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services may enter into agreements with public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, or combinations thereof from adjoining states for the purpose of performing the responsibility to the residents of Arkansas that are in need […]