Rule 15-11-55-3.1.2 - Purpose1. The purpose of these regulations is to protect and promote the health and safety of children in this state by providing for the licensing of childcare family homes as defined herein to assure that certain minimum standards are maintained in such homes. This policy is predicated upon the fact that a child is not capable of protecting himself, and when his parents for any reason have relinquished his care to others, there arises the probability of exposure of that child to certain risks to his health and safety that require the offsetting statutory protection of licensing.2. A childcare family home may exceed the minimum quality standards required in these regulations but may not operate without meeting the minimum standards set forth in these regulations.15 Miss. Code. R. 11-55-3.1.2
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