Topics: 2025-26 Assessment Reporting, Alternate Assessment Eligibility, 2026-27 Statewide Testing Windows Updates, Test Security Guidelines and Training, Educator Recruitment
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Below are the redacted FFY 2026 Letters of Decision.
The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) will reimburse child care providers participating in the DC Child Care Subsidy Program for days that facilities are closed for professional development and at the discretion of the child care providers. Child care providers must submit to OSSE for approval requests for professional development and discretionary closures-.
Child care staff must complete annual training that meets both child care licensing regulations and Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) requirements. CCDF requires training on 11 health and safety topics. This document outlines the 11 required training topics and the content that must be included in each.
New child development centers in DC must watch this orientation as part of the process to become a licensed child development facility.
After you watch the orientation, you must complete the child development center orientation quiz and receive a passing score of at least 80 percent. You must submit proof of your passing score as part of the initial licensing application.
New child development homes and expanded child development homes in DC must watch this orientation as part of the process to become a licensed child development facility.
After you watch the orientation, you must complete the child development homes and expanded child development home orientation quiz and receive a passing score of at least 80 percent. You must submit proof of your passing score as part of the initial licensing application.
The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) offers an enhanced subsidy reimbursement rate for child development centers that serve children with disabilities and developmental delays. This guidance applies to all licensed child development centers participating in the DC Child Care Subsidy Program that are seeking an enhanced rate to provide inclusive child care services for children with disabilities.
