On Dec. 2, 2016, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) published a Notice of Final Rulemaking in the DC Register (63 DCR 50) updating the regulations governing the licensure of child development facilities throughout the District of Columbia. The complete final rulemaking is available at http://dcregs.dc.gov/Gateway/NoticeHome.aspx?NoticeID=6299779. OSSE issued this Summary and Overview to highlight and summarize some of the key requirements and compliance dates set in the Final Rulemaking. However, this Summary and Overview does not capture the full extent of all requirements set forth in Chapter 1 of Title 5A in the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations. This publication is not inclusive of all the regulations and is not to be considered in the same light as official statements of position contained in the 5A DCMR Chapter 1.

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