A10729 Summary

• Requires written notice posted on providers' premises and websites when unlicensed, unregistered, or unpermitted child day care programs are directed to cease operations immediately.

• Establishes a searchable public registry of all licensed, registered, and permitted child day care programs with detailed compliance and inspection histories, including programs operating without required credentials.

• Increases civil penalties for child day care violations from $500 to up to $2,000 per day, with tiered penalties based on violation severity, and increases penalties for operating without license or registration to $2,500 per day.

• Extends the prohibition period for denied applications from two to three years for providers whose licenses or registrations were revoked or suspended, and to five years for providers assessed a second penalty for operating without licensure.

• Requires immediate posting of inspection notices and compliance history in prominent visible locations at child day care facilities and on their websites, and requires posting of suspension, revocation, or limitation notices for at least 30 days.