(a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall develop and implement a performance-based evaluation system to evaluate licensed child care centers, within available appropriations. Such a performance-based evaluation system shall be similar to the Head Start Performance Standards in 45 CFR 1304.
(b) The commissioner shall conduct, within available appropriations, a longitudinal study that examines the developmental progress of children and their families both during and following participation in a child care program.
(c) The commissioner shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with section 11-4a, on or before January 1, 2015, on the implementation of the performance-based evaluation system and on the longitudinal study, and annually thereafter on the cumulative results of the evaluations.
(P.A. 97-259, S. 11, 41; P.A. 14-39, S. 37; P.A. 15-227, S. 25.)
History: P.A. 97-259 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 14-39 replaced references to Commissioner of Social Services with references to Commissioner of Early Childhood, amended Subsec. (a) by deleting provision re in consultation with Commissioner of Education and amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “1998” with “2015”, effective July 1, 2014; pursuant to P.A. 15-227, “child day care centers” and “child day care program” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “child care centers” and “child care program”, respectively, effective July 1, 2015.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 319rr - Child Care and Protection
Section 17b-730. (Formerly Sec. 17-575). - Child care services and economic opportunity acts.
Section 17b-739. (Formerly Sec. 17-597). - Child care facilities in state buildings.
Section 17b-746. (Formerly Sec. 17-325). - Appeals from support orders.
Section 17b-747. (Formerly Sec. 17-319). - Apportionment of support cost.
Section 17b-748. (Formerly Sec. 19a-78). - Child Day Care Council.
Section 17b-749b. - School readiness program requirements.
Section 17b-749c. - Supplemental quality enhancement grant program.
Section 17b-749d. - Sliding fee scale for use by licensed child care centers.
Section 17b-749e. - Regional accreditation projects.
Section 17b-749f. - Evaluation system for licensed child care centers. Longitudinal study. Report.
Section 17b-749g. - Child care facilities loan guarantee program. Regulations.
Section 17b-749h. - Child care facilities direct revolving loan program. Regulations.
Section 17b-749j. - Health and safety standards for child care subsidy program. Regulations.
Section 17b-749l. - Child care subsidy program. Notice of program changes and intake closure.
Section 17b-750. - National criminal history records checks of unlicensed child care providers.
Section 17b-751. (Formerly Sec. 17a-50). - Children's Trust Fund. Regulations. Report.
Section 17b-751b. (Formerly Sec. 17a-56). - Connecticut Home Visiting System.
Section 17b-751c. (Formerly Sec. 17a-56a). - Nurturing Families Network Advisory Commission.