NEW CHILD CARE REGULATIONS effective July 1, 2008. Click on the links below to access the new child care regulations:

• 090reg Child-care center licensure 
• 100reg Certification of family child-care homes 
• 110reg Child-care center provider requirements 
• 120reg Child-care center health and safety standards 
• 190 Civil penalties 

Interpretive Guide for the Regulations!

• Licensed Child Care Center Inspection Form  
• Sample Daily Schedule 

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There are new regulatory requirements effective July 1, 2009. This new regulation requires that information about the Kentucky Consumer Product Safety Program and their website be posted by child care programs. According to the Division of Child Care in Frankfort, either attachment listed below will be acceptable for posting to meet requirements. If the CCR&R can help in any way, please let us know.

Regarding HB 194 relating to child safety signed by the Governor March 20, 2009. The effect date begins 90 days after the General Assembly adjourns, unless it contains a later effective date or an emergency clause, which according to the new section it does not, so the effective date should be July 1, 2009.

A NEW SECTION OF KRS 199.892 TO 199.896 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

(1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall notify licensed child-care centers and certified family child-care homes on an ongoing basis, including during the license or certification application process and any monitoring visits, of the Kentucky Consumer Product Safety Program and the program's Web site. Licensed child-care centers shall post in a prominent location a notice of the existence of the Consumer Product Safety Program and the program's Web site.

(2) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services may promulgate administrativeregulations to carry out this section.

(3) This section may be cited as The Child Safety Act of 2009.

• Kentucky Consumer Product Safety Commission Notice click here.
• Consumer Product Safety Commission Notice click here.