HB49

Delaware HB49 amends the Delaware Child Care Act to clarify definitions and licensing requirements for child care services.

Delaware HB49 amends Title 14 of the Delaware Code to refine definitions and licensing requirements for child care services. The bill specifies that "child care" includes family child care homes, large family child care homes, child care centers, child placing agencies, residential child care facilities, and day treatment programs. It excludes individual foster or adoptive homes. The bill also mandates that early education programs, operated by entities under state ownership, must be licensed by the Office of Child Care Licensing and meet regulatory requirements.