Chapter 15D - DEPARTMENT OF EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE
- Section 15D:1 - Policy
- Section 15D:1A - Definitions
- Section 15D:2 - Early education and care department; duties
- Section 15D:3 - Board of early education and care
- Section 15D:3A - State advisory council on early education and care
- Section 15D:4 - Commissioner; appointment, removal; qualifications; powers and duties
- Section 15D:4A - Sub-state regions for licensure of child care centers and family chld care homes; community plans; improvement plans; coordination of services
- Section 15D:5 - Implementation plan
- Section 15D:6 - Licensing requirements
- Section 15D:7 - Issuance and renewal of licenses to persons or department, agency and institution meeting applicable standards and requirements; provisional license or approval
- Section 15D:8 - Regulations; classifications for licensure or approval; medical treatment exemptions; fines; consultation; report
- Section 15D:9 - Inspection of facilitites
- Section 15D:10 - Suspension, revocation and other sanctions
- Section 15D:11 - Adoption and development of program quality standards
- Section 15D:12 - System for measuring the performance and effectiveness of programs
- Section 15D:12A - Performance standards for prohibiting or limiting use of suspension and expulsion in early education and care programs
- Section 15D:13 - Massachusetts universal pre-kindergarten program
- Section 15D:14 - Background information pertaining to prospective adoptive family
- Section 15D:15 - Penalties
- Section 15D:16 - Court order permitting inspection
- Section 15D:17 - Family child care providers
- Section 15D:18 - Early Education and Out of School Time Capital Fund