Parents cannot establish good working relationships with teachers due to high turnover rate. Research shows that centers that serve children from middle-income homes provide the poorest quality of care. In Belgium and France, access to preschool is a legal right. In Finland, preschoolers whose parents are employed have day care provided to them. However, the program is only authorized for one year and must be reconsidered by the legislature to continue.
Registration is valid for a period of up to two years.
It requires that the provider has met the training requirements, has had a criminal history screening that includes fingerprinting, has been screened by the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment. OCFS may make announced or unannounced inspections of the records and premises of providers, whether they are registered or licensed or not. A criminal conviction or pending criminal charge may be a basis for OCFS to deny, limit, suspend, revoke, reject or terminate a license or registration. OCFS will be required to establish minimum quality program standards for licensed and registered child programs. OCFS will develop a toll-free number for child care inquiries or complaints, including whether a license or registration is in effect, or has been revoked or suspended.