Licensing Regulations
Quick Facts on School-Age Care: Trends in Licensing Regulations
This document offers a one-page overview of State policy trends in licensing
regulations for school-age care, including a map showing which States have
separate or stand-alone school-age licensing requirements. (HTML | PDF 63 KB)
Peer-to-Peer Discussions: School-Age Care Licensing and Quality Standards
In January 2009, stakeholders from West Virginia spoke with child care licensing staff from Oklahoma, Colorado, South Dakota, and Delaware about their experiences developing school-age care licensing regulations and, in some cases, quality standards above licensing. Key themes included the process of developing regulations, the content of regulations and implementation strategies.(PDF—52KB)
Challenges and Strategies of Licensing School-Age Care
With the growth of public investments in afterschool, States are looking for ways to enhance program quality. State licensing regulations, the baseline of health and safety standards, are considered the first gateway to improving program quality. Developed in September 2008 for Region VI, this presentation offers information on challenges States face in licensing school-age care, and also discusses solutions, such as including adapting licensing regulations to be more applicable to school-age programs.(PDF—115KB)
State Child Care Licensing Exemptions Relevant to Afterschool Programs
Developed in March 2008, this memo provides a breakdown of each State’s licensing exemptions.
(PDF—510KB)
State Child Care Regulations Audio Conference
On July 12, 2007, the Afterschool Investments Project held an audio conference for State and Regional Office staff on adaptations to State child care regulations that promote quality in afterschool programs. Please see below for background materials, including a transcript and recording of the event.
Call recording (MP3 File 6.9 MB)
Call transcript (HTML | PDF 60 KB)
Background presentation materials:
- Speaker Biographies (HTML | PDF 16 KB)
- Promoting Quality in Afterschool Programs Through State Child Care Regulations (HTML | PDF 37 KB)
- South Dakota Before and After School Licensing (HTML | PDF 19 KB)
- Michigan School Age Licensing (HTML | PDF 15 KB)
- Wyoming School Age Care Rule Revision (HTML | PDF 13 KB)
Promoting Quality in Afterschool Programs through State Child Care Regulations
This publication provides States with strategies for adapting State child care regulations to promote quality in afterschool programs. Considerations for how States can align child care regulations with other strategies for improving the quality of afterschool programs are identified. (HTML | PDF 1.6M)
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