OSSE Publishes Proposed Amendments to Child Development Facilities
Licensing and Fee Requirements
Mayor Adrian Fenty and the State Superintendent of Education, Kerri Briggs, today announced the publication of proposed amendments to the Child Development Facilities Licensing and Fee Requirements. The proposed amendments, when adopted, will affect all child care providers in the District.
The proposed revisions revise the current Title 29 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR); Chapter 3 entitled “Child Care Development Facilities,” and will become final in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication in the DC Register, July 30, 2010.
The proposed revisions update the operating standards for child care development facilities in the District of Columbia. This proposed rulemaking maintains the basic regulatory framework established in 2007 with modifications to update operational and professional standards as well as revisions reflecting statutory requirements and clarification that the OSSE is now the lead agency. The proposed regulations include revisions to general licensing requirements, criminal background history checks, environment standards, and licensing fees. The proposed revisions also recognize the special nature of child development facilities certified as Montessori Schools.
The public has 30 days from the July 30, 2010 date of publication in the DC Register to comment on the proposed revisions. To view the proposed regulations and comment, please visit the DC Register website or by direct link to the regulations here. Written comments may also be submitted to Kerri L. Briggs, PhD., State Superintendent of Education, 810 First Street, NE, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20001, Attention: Child Development Facilities Regulations or by email to [email protected].
Copies of the proposed amendments are available at the following public libraries:
Anacostia Neighborhood Library
1800 Good Hope Road, SE
Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library
5625 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street, NW
Petworth Neighborhood Library
4200 Kansas Avenue, NW
Washington Highlands Neighborhood Library
115 Atlantic Street, SW
Woodridge Neighborhood Library
1801 Hamlin Street, NE
A public hearing on the Proposed Amendments to the Child Development Facilities Licensing and Fee Requirements will be held on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm, in Room A-5.
When: Tuesday, August 24, 2010
12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Where: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street, NW, A5 Auditorium
Washington, DC
Metro: Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro Station which serves the Red, Green and Yellow lines. (Use 9th Street exit to reach the library)
RSVP: Please indicate if you need interpreter services or other special accommodation: Maisha Hayes, (202) 442-4731; email: [email protected].