Bill > A3139

Introduced Session

This bill makes various statutory changes to the "Family Day Care Provider Registration Act," P.L.1987, c.27 (C.30:5B-16 et seq.). Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to contract with family day care sponsoring organizations for the mandatory registration of family day care providers. Currently, family day care providers are registered on a voluntary basis. The bill also stipulates that a family day care sponsoring organization shall monitor and evaluate a registered family day care provider once every year, instead of every two years as the law allows. Under the provisions of the bill, a family day care sponsoring organization shall make available to parents copies of the permanent records it maintains for each registered family day care provider, upon request. The sponsoring organization shall also provide a program of outreach and public relations to inform parents of the provisions of the bill. The bill requires DCF to prepare and submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature which includes, but is not limited to:? the number of registered family day care homes; ? the number of children served and their ages; ? the number of requests by parents for copies of the permanent records of registered family day care providers received by family day care sponsoring organizations; and ? the number of inquiries by parents or guardians to the family day care sponsoring organizations or to the State-operated child care clearinghouse. Finally, the bill stipulates that a summary of the report be made available on the DCF Internet site or in writing to the public, upon request.

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Cleopatra Tucker (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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