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Massachusetts Childcare Licensing Overview . Massachusetts Licensing. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is recognized as on of the nation’s leaders in licensing The regulations promulgated in January of 2010 have been rated as being the strongest in the country.
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Massachusetts Licensing • The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is recognized as on of the nation’s leaders in licensing • The regulations promulgated in January of 2010 have been rated as being the strongest in the country. • Cross walked our new regulations with NAEYC, NAFCC, Council of Accreditation (COA)for school age care, Head Start, DOD Military Child Care and other states for best practice and quality • Combined into one set of regulation because best practice goes across all child care setting
Fifth Best Rated Set of Regulations • Massachusetts has been rated as the fifth best regulations in the country by the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies in their 2011 licensing authority survey • Survey of other states reviled that many EEC regulations are higher and exceed criteria in other states’ current QRIS initiatives.
Total Scores and Ranking for Child Care Center Program Requirements and Oversight Rank Score 1 Department of Defense 129 2 Oklahoma 114 3 District of Columbia 111 4 Illinois 109 5 Massachusetts 106 Rank Score 6 Florida 105 6 New York 105 6 Washington 105 9 Rhode Island 104 10 Tennessee 103
Oversight Rank • Oversight 28/50 56% 27 Reason for Ranking: • High licensor/caseload ratio • No fingerprinting on BRC Process
Some Important MassachusettsLicensing Practices and Requirements • Complaint inspections are unannounced. • Center staff are required to have initial orientation, • Fire safety, and other health and safety training. • Program activities must address all six developmental domains (social, physical, language/literacy, cognitive/intellectual, emotional and cultural).
Some Important MassachusettsLicensing Practices and Requirements • Following safe sleeping practices to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and • Playground surfaces
Physical Facility Requirements • EEC Regulations lack authority regarding the early education building construction • EEC requires every non-residential facility to have a certificate of occupancy that certifies compliance with the state building code • EEC licensing staff work cooperatively with educators to assure that all early education programs comply with regulations in all ranges of buildings and property types
