Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-26 - DAY CARE LICENSURE - CHILD CARE LICENSING AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR DAY CARE CENTERS AND NIGHTTIME CENTERS › Section 660-5-26-.02 - Licensing Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Authority to Perform Licensing Functions. The Commissioner of
				the State Department of Human Resources or his/her designee is authorized to
				perform licensing functions for day care centers and nighttime centers.
				Licensing functions may include but are not limited to approval or denial of
				the issuance of licenses, six month permits, and approvals, renewal of licenses
				and approvals, inspections, investigations, corrective or adverse actions,
				suspension and revocation of licenses, six month permits, and approvals.
(1) Application for a License.
(a) Child care (day care or nighttime care)
			 shall not be provided or advertised prior to issuance of a license, six-month
			 permit, or approval.
(b) Any
			 person, group of persons or corporation may obtain an application form for a
			 license to operate a child care center by contacting the Department of Human
			 Resources. (See
Code of Ala. 1975
, Section
			 38-7-4)
(c) An application for a license to operate a
			 child care center shall be made to the Department of Human Resources on the
			 required form(s) and shall contain all information requested on the form(s). A
			 separate application shall be submitted for each proposed center.
(d) An application for a license is not
			 transferable from one person, group of persons, or corporation to another or
			 from one location to another.
(e)
			 The Licensing Application Attachment shall be submitted to the Department, on
			 the required form, prior to a license, six-month permit, or approval being
			 issued.
(f) Quality Rating
			 Improvement System
1. The Quality Rating
			 Improvement System (QRIS) is a voluntary program based on a systemic approach
			 to assess, improve, and communicate the level of quality in early care and
			 education programs in the state.
2.
			 Initially, all licensed providers not on an adverse action will be enrolled as
			 a participant in the QRIS program as a Star 1 rated facility. A licensed
			 provider may choose to opt out of the QRIS program by providing the OHR Child
			 Care Services Division written notice within sixty days of the adoption of
			 these standards.
3. If a provider
			 chooses not to participate in the QRIS system, no star rating will be assigned,
			 and the provider will be indicated as a "non-participant".
4. All applicants for a license or for
			 renewal shall indicate on the application in the space provided whether the
			 applicant chooses to participate in the QRIS program or whether the applicant
			 chooses to be a non-participant in the QRIS program. Participation in QRIS
			 program is voluntarily, and the decision to be a non-participant shall have no
			 effect on the license issued pursuant to these standards. The QRIS Star rating
			 earned by a participating provider shall have no effect on the license issued
			 pursuant to these standards.
5. A
			 provider's decision regarding QRIS participation may only be changed when
			 requested on the next Licensing Renewal Application.