HB 2578
Family Child Care Home Registration Requirements
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- Passed House of Delegates
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
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Bill overview
This bill amends West Virginia code to increase the maximum number of children that can be cared for in an informal family child care home. It clarifies definitions related to child care services and facilities, particularly focusing on family child care homes and expanding the scope of what constitutes ‘child care.’ The bill aims to adjust regulations to accommodate a greater number of children in these smaller, home-based care settings.
Key provisions
- Increases the maximum number of children allowed in informal family child care homes from four to six.
- Defines ‘child care’ more broadly to include residential services.
- Clarifies definitions related to family child care facilities and homes.
- Updates definitions related to child advocacy centers and community-based juvenile probation sanctions.
- Reinforces the requirement that family child care providers operate from their residence.
- Includes definitions related to family resource networks and family support programs.
- Expands the definition of ‘relative of the child’ for purposes of family child care.
- Addresses definitions related to risk and needs assessments and standardized screeners.
Who is affected
- Family child care providers
- Parents of young children
- Child care agencies
- The Division of Child Protective Services
- West Virginia residents seeking childcare options
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