Section 14-4-205 – Technical Assistance and Business Management Assistance; Quality Support; Family Strengthening Program.
14-4-205. Technical assistance and business management assistance; quality support; family strengthening program. (a) Quality support payments may be made available to facilities through a competitive process to provide quality care for infants or other children whose care may otherwise be difficult to obtain in the community. Grants shall be awarded as follows: (i) Repayment shall […]
Section 14-4-206 – Parental Education and Public Awareness.
14-4-206. Parental education and public awareness. (a) The department shall develop and distribute materials to: (i) Promote knowledge of the quality child care system; (ii) Promote an understanding of the benefits that accrue to children, families and communities from quality child care programs, as based upon the latest findings in research reports and studies; (iii) […]
Section 14-4-207 – Reporting Requirements.
14-4-207. Reporting requirements. (a) The department of workforce services shall report annually to the joint education interim committee and the joint labor, health and social services interim committee by October 1. The report shall include: (i) The department’s progress in establishing the system under this article; (ii) The participating child caring facilities; (iii) Information that […]
Section 14-4-201 – Quality Child Care System Established.
14-4-201. Quality child care system established. (a) A quality child care system is created for the purpose of assisting the working families of the state by encouraging the availability of high quality care for children in licensed child caring facilities. The system may consist of: (i) A quality rating system; (ii) Incentive payments for higher […]
Section 14-4-204 – Educational Development Scholarships and Continuing Education Grants.
14-4-204. Educational development scholarships and continuing education grants. (a) The department by rule and regulation shall provide educational development scholarships to assist the owners or staff of child caring facilities to attain certificates or degrees in early childhood development or a related field. Payments under this subsection shall be conditioned upon the recipient of the […]