Relating to child care center staff requirements for providing flex care to children up to five years of age

Topics:Health care Families & human services Child care

Same legislation: HF 382

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 15, 2025
Done: House committeeFebruary 11, 2025
Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 382
Next: Senate committee
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

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What’s in it

AI summary Workers at child care centers who are at least 18 years old would be allowed to provide flex care to children up to five years old without extra supervision. This type of care happens during nap times or short periods when a regular staff member is not in the room. These changes would affect how child care centers manage their employees and supervise young children.¹

Read the official explanation

This bill requires the department of health and human services to amend its administrative rules to provide that employees of a child care center who are years of age or older may, without additional supervision, provide flex care to children up to five years of age. “Child care” means the care, supervision, and guidance of a child by a person other than the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian for periods of less than hours per day per child on a regular basis, with certain exceptions. “Child care center” means a facility providing child care or preschool services for seven or more children, except when the facility is registered as a child development home. “Flex care” means child care provided during designated nap hours and during brief periods when a child care center employee who is years of age or older is not present to provide supervision.

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House subcommittee

Named January 15, 2025. On January 22, 2025 it recommended passage.

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1 written public comment to its subcommittee: January 22, 2025 (1) · on the Legislature’s site

Lobbying

1 for · 7 against · 10 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

HF 2305Passed a chamber90th GA

Study bill

HSB 8Renumbered

91st General Assembly

HF 382Cleared committeefrom HSB 8

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

HF 2305 Relating to child care center staff requirements for providing flex care to children up to…
90th General Assembly · Passed House · same title
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