Sec. 17b-749f. Evaluation system for licensed child day care centers. Longitudinal study. Report.
Sec. 17b-749f. Evaluation system for licensed child day care centers. Longitudinal study. Report. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with
the Commissioner of Education, shall develop and implement a performance-based
evaluation system to evaluate licensed child day care centers, within available appropriations. Such a performance-based evaluation system shall be similar to the Head Start
Performance Standards in 45 CFR 1304.
(b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall conduct, within available appropriations, a longitudinal study that examines the developmental progress of children and
their families both during and following participation in a child day care program.
(c) The Commissioner of Social Services shall report to the General Assembly, in
accordance with section 11-4a, on or before January 1, 1998, on the implementation of
the performance-based evaluation system and on the longitudinal study, and annually
thereafter on the cumulative results of the evaluations.
(P.A. 97-259, S. 11, 41.)
History: P.A. 97-259 effective July 1, 1997.