Iowa HF382 allows child care center employees aged 16 or older to provide flex care to children up to five years without additional supervision.

Iowa HF382 mandates the Department of Health and Human Services to revise its administrative rules. It permits employees aged 16 or older at child care centers to provide flex care to children up to five years without needing extra supervision. Flex care refers to care given during nap hours and when older employees are briefly absent. The bill defines "child care" as care by someone other than a parent and "child care center" as a facility for seven or more children.

Iowa HF382 allows child care center employees aged 16 or older to provide flex care to children up to five years without additional supervision.

Iowa HF382 mandates the Department of Health and Human Services to revise its administrative rules. It permits employees aged 16 or older at child care centers to provide flex care to children up to five years without needing extra supervision. Flex care refers to care given during nap hours and when older employees are briefly absent. The bill defines "child care" as care by someone other than a parent and "child care center" as a facility for seven or more children.