Sec. 17b-749f. Evaluation system for licensed child day care centers. Longitudinal study. Report. - Connecticut Statutes

      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.