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CA Health & Safety Code § 1596.893c (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.4 - California Child Day Care Act|ARTICLE 5 - Offenses|Section 1596.893c.

1596.893c.  (a) The department shall consider, in determining whether to issue a citation or impose a civil penalty under any provision of this chapter to a child daycare facility that contracts with the State Department of Education, whether the child daycare facility is in the process of complying with Section 8222 of the Education Code.(b) This section shall apply only to a California state preschool program described in Article 2 (commencing with Section 8207) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 255. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1596.894 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.4 - California Child Day Care Act|ARTICLE 5 - Offenses|Section 1596.894.

1596.894.  Any action brought by the department against an unlicensed child day care facility shall not abate by reason of sale or other transfer of ownership of the child day care facility which is a party to the action except with the written consent of the licensing agency.(Added by renumbering Section 1596.891 (as added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1064) by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 96.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1596.895 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.4 - California Child Day Care Act|ARTICLE 5 - Offenses|Section 1596.895.

1596.895.  (a)  The department shall notify resource and referral agencies funded pursuant to Section 10217 of the Welfare and Institutions Code of any priority one violation or any allegation of a priority one violation affecting the health and safety of children that is within the geographic area served by the agency. Resource and referral agencies shall use this information when deciding whether to make a referral to the licensee and shall maintain the confidentiality of information provided to them pursuant to this section.(b)  The Child Care Regulation Section shall notify these resource and referral agencies of the department’s actions regarding these allegations of priority one violations within 30 days. The Child Care Regulation Section shall notify these resource and referral agencies of the department’s actions regarding these allegations of priority one violations within 10 days after the allegations have been substantiated by the department.(c)  “Priority one violation” is defined to include sexual assault, physical abuse, ritualistic abuse, or suspicious deaths, if any of the following apply:(1)  The victim is a child in care and the suspect is the facility operator, the licensee, an employee of the facility, or is yet to be identified as any of the individuals specified in this paragraph.(2)  The facility is operating and the suspect has access to the victim or potential victim.(3)  The complaint is against an unlicensed facility and either a temporary suspension order is in effect or the license has been revoked.(d)  “Allegation of a priority one violation” is defined to include any complaints of priority one violations pursuant to subdivision (c).(e)  The department shall implement this section only to the extent funds are available in accordance with Section 18285.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 256. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1596.90 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Day Care Centers|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 1596.90.

1596.90.  No day care center for children shall be licensed under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1500), but shall be subject to licensure exclusively in accordance with this chapter and Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section 1596.70).(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1615, Sec. 10.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1596.951 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Day Care Centers|ARTICLE 2 - Licensure Requirements|Section 1596.951.

1596.951.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to create a child care license that has individual program components that serve infant, toddler, preschool, and schoolage children. It is the intent of the Legislature that the department consider flexibility for child care providers, maximizing administrative efficiency, while supporting a continuum of services in a manner consistent with all respective health and safety requirements.(b) The department, in consultation with stakeholders, shall adopt regulations on or before January 1, 2021, to create a child care center license to serve infant, toddler, preschool, and schoolage children with all respective health and safety requirements. Before January 1, 2024, all day care centers shall be licensed as child care centers pursuant to this section.(c) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(1) Components for serving infant, toddler, preschool, and schoolage children.(2) Health and safety standards for children in care.(3) Enhanced ability to transition children from one age group to the next.(d) During the development and adoption of the regulations required by subdivision (b), the department shall consider best practices for continuity of care of the children and parents being served.(e) The department may charge an applicant for a child care center license a fee commensurate with license fee schedules established for day care centers in Section 1596.803.(f) The department may adopt emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to implement this section.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 574, Sec. 2. (AB 605) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1596.952 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Day Care Centers|ARTICLE 2 - Licensure Requirements|Section 1596.952.

1596.952.  (a)  A corporation that applies for licensure with the department shall list the facilities that any member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an officer that has been licensed to operate, been employed in or served as a member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an officer. (b)  The department shall not issue a provisional license or license to any corporate applicant that has a member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an officer who is not eligible for licensure pursuant to Sections 1596.851 and 1596.8898. (c)  The department may revoke the license of any corporate licensee that has a member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an officer who is not eligible for licensure pursuant to Sections 1596.851 and 1596.8898. (d)  Prior to instituting an administrative action pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c), the department shall notify the applicant or licensee of the person’s ineligibility to be a member of the board of directors, an executive director, or an officer of the applicant or licensee. The licensee has 15 days to remove the person from that position if the person does not have client contact, or immediately upon notification if the person has client contact. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 311, Sec. 50. Effective August 19, 1998.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1596.954 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Day Care Centers|ARTICLE 2 - Licensure Requirements|Section 1596.954.

1596.954.  Every licensed child day care center shall have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in the facility that meet the standards established in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 13260) of Part 2 of Division 12. The department shall account for the presence of these detectors during inspections.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 503, Sec. 4. (AB 2386) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1596.955 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Day Care Centers|ARTICLE 2 - Licensure Requirements|Section 1596.955.

1596.955.  (a) The department shall develop guidelines and procedures to permit licensed child day care centers serving preschool age children to create a special program component for children between 18 months to three years of age. This optional toddler program shall be subject to the following basic conditions:(1) An amended application is submitted to and approved by the department.(2) Parents give permission for the placement of their children in the toddler program.(3) A ratio of six children to each teacher is maintained for all children in attendance at the toddler program. An aide who is participating in on-the-job training may be substituted for a teacher when directly supervised by a fully qualified teacher.(4) The maximum group size, with two teachers, or one fully qualified teacher and one aide, does not exceed 12 toddlers.(5) The toddler program is conducted in areas separate from those used by older or younger children. Plans to alternate use of outdoor play space may be approved to achieve separation.(6) All other regulations pertaining to preschool age children are complied with.(b) The toddler program shall be considered an extension of the center license, without the need for a separate license.(c) The department may extend the period for participation in the toddler program for a maximum of three months for a child in extenuating circumstances, on the request of a day care center, if the center can establish that it is unable to find an alternative placement.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 574, Sec. 3. (AB 605) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1596.956 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Day Care Centers|ARTICLE 2 - Licensure Requirements|Section 1596.956.

1596.956.  (a) The department shall develop guidelines and procedures to authorize licensed child daycare centers serving infants to create a special program component for children between 18 months to three years of age. The optional toddler program shall be subject to the following basic conditions:(1) An amended application shall be submitted to, and approved by, the department.(2) A child younger than 18 months of age shall not be moved into the toddler program. A child who is older than 18 months of age shall not be required to be in the toddler program.(3) Parents shall give permission for the placement of their children in the toddler program.(4) A ratio of six children to each teacher shall be maintained for all children in attendance at the toddler program. An aide who is participating in on-the-job training may be substituted for a teacher when directly supervised by a fully qualified teacher.(5) The maximum group size, with two teachers, or one fully qualified teacher and one aide, shall not exceed 12 toddlers.(6) The toddler program shall be conducted in areas separate from those used by older or younger children. Plans to alternate use of outdoor play space may be approved to achieve separation.(7) All other regulations pertaining to infants shall be complied with.(b) The toddler program shall be considered an extension of the infant center license, without the need for a separate license.(c) The department may extend the period for participation in the toddler program for a maximum of three months for a child in extenuating circumstances, on the request of the daycare center, if the center can establish that it is unable to find an alternative placement.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 154. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1596.97 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Day Care Centers|ARTICLE 2 - Licensure Requirements|Section 1596.97.

1596.97.  A license or special permit for a day care center for children may be issued providing the licensee has been found not to be in violation of any statutory requirements or rules or regulations pursuant to this chapter and Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section 1596.70).(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1315, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1596.98 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Day Care Centers|ARTICLE 2 - Licensure Requirements|Section 1596.98.

1596.98.  (a)  The department shall notify the day care center in writing of all deficiencies in its compliance with this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, and shall set a reasonable length of time for compliance by the center. Upon a finding of noncompliance, the department may levy a civil penalty which shall be paid to the department each day until the department finds the center in compliance.(b)  In developing a plan of correction both the licensee and the department shall give due consideration to the following factors:(1)  The gravity of the violation.(2)  The history of previous violations.(3)  The possibility of a threat to the health or safety of any child in the facility.(4)  The number of children affected by the violation.(5)  The availability of equipment or personnel necessary to correct the violation, if appropriate.(c)  The department shall ensure that the licensee’s plan of correction is verifiable and measurable. The plan of correction shall specify what evidence is acceptable to establish that a deficiency has been corrected. This evidence shall be included in the department’s facility file.(d) The department shall adopt regulations establishing procedures for the imposition of civil penalties under this section.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 291, Sec. 22. Effective September 25, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1597.05 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Day Care Centers|ARTICLE 3 - Administration|Section 1597.05.

1597.05.  (a) Licensing reviews of a child day care center shall be limited to health and safety considerations and shall not include any reviews of the content of any educational or training program of the facility.(b) A licensee shall have 30 days after the employment of a staff person or enrollment of a child to secure records requiring information from sources not in the control of the licensee, staff person, or child. An extension can be granted where the licensee can demonstrate that further delays are beyond the control of the licensee. No additional onsite inspections for the purpose of checking completion of the designated records shall be made during the 30-day period.“Records,” for the purposes of this subdivision, mean those types of records requiring information from sources not in the control of the facilities, and include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(1) Physical examination reports by physicians and surgeons.(2) Confirmation of required immunizations.(3) Submission of official data describing the educational qualifications of the facility staff.(c) Within 90 days of employing a facility director, a licensee shall secure verification that the facility director has completed an orientation given by the department and shall maintain a copy of that verification.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 545, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1597.055 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Day Care Centers|ARTICLE 3 - Administration|Section 1597.055.

1597.055.  (a) Notwithstanding any other educational requirements, a person may be hired as a teacher in a day care center if he or she satisfies all of the following conditions:(1) Is 18 years of age or older.(2) Possesses a regional occupation program certificate of training in child care occupations issued by a regional occupational program which is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.(3) Has completed at least 95 hours of classroom instruction in child care and development and child care occupations and at least 150 hours in supervised field experience in a licensed day care center or comparable group child care program.(4) Commencing September 1, 2016, has provided evidence of current immunity or exemption from immunity, as described in Section 1596.7995.(5) Has provided evidence of a current tuberculosis clearance, as described in subdivision (g) of Section 101216 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. This requirement may be satisfied by a current certificate, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 121525, that indicates freedom from infectious tuberculosis as set forth in Section 121525.(b) Subsequent to being hired pursuant to subdivision (a), a teacher shall make satisfactory progress towards meeting the educational requirement for a fully qualified teacher, as specified in departmental regulations. For purposes of this section, “satisfactory progress” shall mean completion, with passing grades, of a minimum of two units each semester or the equivalent number of units each quarter until the educational requirement is satisfied. Six of the required semester or equivalent number of quarter units of early childhood education from an accredited university or college shall be completed during the next two consecutive regular semesters or equivalent quarters.(c) A teacher hired pursuant to this section shall not be exempt from satisfying any other noneducation requirements imposed by law on teachers in day care centers and shall have onsite supervision by a fully qualified teacher until six of the units specified in subdivision (b) are completed.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 807, Sec. 2. (SB 792) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1597.056 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Day Care Centers|ARTICLE 3 - Administration|Section 1597.056.

1597.056.  Notwithstanding any other educational requirements, a person may be hired to provide extended day care for children of a given grade level in a day care center if the person is otherwise qualified to be hired by a school district to teach children of that grade level.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 626, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1597.057 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Day Care Centers|ARTICLE 3 - Administration|Section 1597.057.

1597.057.  Any requirement established by the department, pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 1596.70) of Chapter 3.4, that coursework in early childhood education or child development, or both, be completed in order to fully qualify as a day care center teacher, may be satisfied with a valid child development associate credential issued by the Child Development Associate National Credentialing Program for a center-based setting with a preschool age level or infant/toddler age level endorsement. The preschool age level endorsement shall qualify the holder of the credential as a day care center teacher for ages three to five, inclusive, and the infant/toddler age level endorsement shall qualify the holder of the credential as a day care center teacher for up to, and including, age two.The child development associate credential used to qualify individuals as day care center teachers shall involve standards that are no less stringent than those in effect on January 1, 1988.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1326, Sec. 5. Effective September 26, 1988.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1597.059 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Day Care Centers|ARTICLE 3 - Administration|Section 1597.059.

1597.059.  (a)  The State Department of Social Services shall adopt guidelines and procedures to permit an aide to assist a fully qualified child care teacher in the supervision of up to 18 preschool age children, with the requirement that the aide shall complete at least two accredited postsecondary semester units or equivalent quarter units of early childhood education or child development per semester or quarter, commencing with the first semester or quarter following initial employment and continuing until six units have been completed. (b)  For purposes of this section, “preschool age children” means children who are enrolled in a child day care center licensed by the department and who are not enrolled in either an infant care center or a schoolage child day care center, as these terms are defined in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. (c)  This section shall not become operative prior to June 30, 1993. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 246, Sec. 3. Effective (and operative) August 2, 1993.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1597.07 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Day Care Centers|ARTICLE 3 - Administration|Section 1597.07.

1597.07.  The department shall require of every licensee a written policy statement which shall include names and qualifications of all current employees, admission policies, program philosophy, the location and telephone number of the nearest local office responsible for child day care licensing, disciplinary practices, and the licensee’s policy and practice regarding preventive health and care of children with non-life-endangering illnesses. The facility shall retain an affidavit signed by the parent or guardian of every child in the facility indicating he or she has read this statement. The licensee shall also provide to all parents, at the consent of the parents involved, a list of parents of children served by the facility.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1615, Sec. 10.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1597.08 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Day Care Centers|ARTICLE 3 - Administration|Section 1597.08.

1597.08.  All site visits shall be unannounced.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1615, Sec. 10.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1597.09 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Day Care Centers|ARTICLE 3 - Administration|Section 1597.09.

1597.09.  (a) Each licensed child day care center shall be subject to unannounced inspections by the department. The department shall inspect these facilities as often as necessary to ensure the quality of care provided.(b) The department shall conduct an annual unannounced inspection of a licensed child day care center under any of the following circumstances:(1) When a license is on probation.(2) When the terms of agreement in a facility compliance plan require an annual inspection.(3) When an accusation against a licensee is pending.(4) In order to verify that a person who has been ordered out of a child day care center by the department is no longer at the facility.(c) (1) The department shall conduct an annual unannounced inspection of no less than 30 percent of facilities not subject to an evaluation under subdivision (b).(2) These unannounced inspections shall be conducted based on a random sampling methodology developed by the department.(d) The department shall inspect a licensed child day care center at least once every three years.(e) It is the intent of the Legislature to achieve annual inspections for licensed child day care centers governed by this section on or before July 1, 2021.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 27, Sec. 13. (SB 80) Effective June 27, 2019.)