Chapter 32 - CHILD CARE FACILITY LICENSING RULE - CHILD CARE CENTERS, NURSERY SCHOOLS, SMALL CHILD CARE FACILITIES, OTHER PROGRAMS

  1. § 148-32-1 - STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS
  2. § 148-32-2 - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES
  3. § 148-32-3 - FEES
  4. § 148-32-4 - INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS
  5. § 148-32-5 - RECORD MANAGEMENT AND RETENTION
  6. § 148-32-6 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
  7. § 148-32-7 - STAFF-CHILD RATIOS, SUPERVISION, AND QUALIFICATIONS
  8. § 148-32-8 - TRAINING
  9. § 148-32-9 - CHILD GUIDANCE
  10. § 148-32-10 - RIGHTS OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS
  11. § 148-32-11 - REPORTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
  12. § 148-32-12 - HEALTH AND MEDICAL
  13. § 148-32-13 - DRINKING AND WASTEWATER
  14. § 148-32-14 - ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY
  15. § 148-32-15 - SWIMMING AND WADING
  16. § 148-32-16 - FOOD AND KITCHEN FACILITIES
  17. § 148-32-17 - TRANSPORTATION
  18. § 148-32-18 - INFANT/TODDLER CARE
  19. § 148-32-19 - NIGHT TIME CARE
  20. § 148-32-20 - SCHOOL AGE AND OCCASIONAL CARE PROGRAMS
  21. § 148-32-21 - Enforcement, Subsequent Reapplication, and Appeal RIGHTS

SUMMARY STATEMENT

This rule is established to govern the licensing of Child Care Facilities in the State of Maine, including Child Care Centers, Nursery Schools, Small Child Care Facilities, and Other Programs, and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the Children served.

AUTHORITY

This rule is promulgated under the authority of 22 M.R.S. Chapters 1661, 1663, 1673 and 1675.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 27, 2021

Notes

EFFECTIVE DATE:
January 20, 1980
AMENDED:
March 11, 1980 - Sec. 4(B)
February 16, 1982 - Sec. 7 (added)
March 4, 1986
February 11, 1987
REPEAL & REPLACE:
December 1, 1991
AMENDED:
May 14, 1995 - Sec. 2 B
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTION:
February 11, 1998 - removal of duplicate §III
AMENDED:
July 1, 1998
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTION:
March 15, 2000 - corrected temperature in XVII(C)(6)(f), font change, formatting
REPEALED AND REPLACED:
November 12, 2002 - filing 2002-336
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
March 3, 2003
AMENDED:
August 17, 2004 - filing 2004-318
AMENDED:
January 31, 2008 - filing 2008-8
June 1, 2008 - filing 2008-234 (EMERGENCY)
August 27, 2008 - filing 2008-382
REPEALED AND REPLACED:
September 27, 2021 - filing 2021-189, retitled "Child Care Facility Licensing Rule: Child Care Centers, Nursery Schools, Small Child Care Facilities, Other Programs"; also absorbs parts of the repealed Ch. 36, "Rules for the Licensing of Nursery Schools".
10-148 CMR Ch. 36, Rules for the Licensing of Nursery Schools:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
July 30, 1976 (filed 1-15-80)
REPEALED & REPLACED:
May 14, 1995
September 27, 2004 - filing 2004-271. Also changed the title of the chapter from "Rules for Approval to Operate a Nursery School or a Registered Baby-Sitting Service" to "Rules for the Licensing of Nursery Schools"
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
March 2, 2005 - spelling, spacing and capitalization only
REPEALED:
9/27/2021- filing 2021- 188. Absorbed by 10-148 CMR Ch. 32.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY 22 M.R.S. Ch. 1673; 5 M.R.S.A. §8054 ; Resolve 2007 Ch. 199

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