Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 184c - Office of Early Childhood
Section 10-500a. - Authority of office re licensing matters.

The Commissioner of Early Childhood may enter into stipulations, agreements, memoranda of understanding, interim consent orders or consent orders relating to licensing matters under chapters 368a and 368r with:

(1) Any person, group of persons, association, organization, corporation, institution or agency, public or private, (A) maintaining (i) a licensed child care center or group child care home, pursuant to section 19a-80, or (ii) a licensed family child care home, pursuant to section 19a-87b, or (B) applying for a license for (i) a child care center or group home, pursuant to section 19a-80, or (ii) a family child care home, pursuant to section 19a-87b;
(2) Any person who (A) establishes, conducts or maintains a licensed youth camp, pursuant to section 19a-421, or (B) is applying for a license for a youth camp, pursuant to section 19a-421;
(3) Any person acting or seeking to act as an assistant or substitute staff member in a family child care home, pursuant to subsection (b) of section 19a-87b;
(4) Any person or entity who is the subject of an investigation or disciplinary action pursuant to section 19a-80f, 19a-84, 19a-87a, 19a-87e, 19a-423 or 19a-429 while holding a license issued by the Office of Early Childhood; or
(5) Any party in a contested case in which the office is a party.
(P.A. 16-100, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 16-100 effective June 2, 2016.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 10 - Education and Culture

Chapter 184c - Office of Early Childhood

Section 10-500. - Office of Early Childhood. Commissioner. Responsibilities. Successor department. Connecticut Head Start State Collaboration Office.

Section 10-500a. - Authority of office re licensing matters.

Section 10-501. - Early childhood information system.

Section 10-502. (Formerly Sec. 10-16bb). - Collaboration with local and regional early childhood councils.

Section 10-503. - Early childhood accountability plan. Report cards. Report.

Section 10-504. - Child care development block grant administered by the Office of Early Childhood.

Section 10-505. - Grant program for costs associated with classroom start-up and new spaces in certain school readiness programs.

Section 10-505a. - Emergency stabilization grant program for school readiness programs and certain other child care centers receiving state financial assistance.

Section 10-506. - Connecticut Smart Start competitive grant program.

Section 10-507. - Smart start competitive capital grant account. Smart start competitive operating grant account.

Section 10-508. - Bond authorization for early care and education facility improvement grants.

Section 10-509. - Expenditure of certain funds for early care and education and child development programs.

Section 10-510. - Start Early - Early Child Development Initiative.

Section 10-514. - Creation of document re developmental milestones. Posting of document.

Section 10-515. - Preschool experience survey.

Section 10-516. - Competitive grants for alliance school districts.

Section 10-520. - Trend analysis of certain bachelor's degree programs in early childhood education or child development.

Section 10-520a. - Report re staff qualifications requirement compliance.

Section 10-520b. - Early childhood teacher credential.

Section 10-520c. - Approval to work as head teacher or educational consultant. Suspension or revocation of approval.

Section 10-530. - Comprehensive background checks.

Section 10-531. - Proposed early childhood educator compensation schedule.