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- Notice to Home Day Care Providers Regarding Rule 406 (Spanish) (French)
- Notice to Group Day Care Home Providers Regarding Rule 408 (Spanish) (French)
- Notice to Day Care Home Providers Regarding Adopted Amendments to Rule 407, Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers - July 1, 2025 (Spanish)
- Notice to Group Day Care Home Providers Regarding Rule 408 – July 1, 2025 (Spanish)
- Notice to Providers Regarding Rule 385 – May 16, 2025 (Spanish)
- Notice to Day Care Providers Regarding Rule 407 – April 18, 2025 (Spanish)
- Notice to Group Day Care Providers Regarding Rule 408 – April 14, 2025 (Spanish)
- Notice to Day Care Providers Regarding Background Checks in Day Care Facilities – April 4, 2025
- Notice to child welfare agency and congregate care facility staff regarding persons subject to background checks – February 25, 2025
- Notice to all licensed child care facilities regarding Rule 386 – November 18, 2024 (Spanish)
- Notice to day care centers regarding Rule 407.130 and Rule 407.140 – November 18, 2024 (Spanish)
- Notice to child welfare agency and congregate care facility staff regarding background checks - September 26, 2024
- Notice to day care providers regarding staffing requirements during the first and last hour of operation - September 5, 2024 (Spanish)
- Notice to day care providers regarding the Children’s Product Safety Act - August 29, 2024 (Spanish)
- Notice to foster parents regarding changes to Rule 402, Licensing Standards for Foster Family Homes – July 11, 2024 (Spanish)
- Notice to day care providers regarding background checks for resource personnel - June 14, 2024 (Spanish)
- Notice to day care providers regarding adopted amendments to Rule 408, Licensing Standards for Group Day Care Homes - April 30, 2024
- Notice to day care providers regarding proposed changes to Rule 407, Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers – February 16, 2024
- Rule 407 draft with tracked changes
- Notice to Day Care Providers Regarding Proposed Amendments to Rule 408, Licensing Standards for Group Day Care Homes – November 17, 2023 (Spanish)
- Notice to Day Care Center Providers Regarding Amended Rules 407 Effective October 30 2023
- Notice to Day Care Providers: Proposed Amendments to Rule 407, Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers – July 21, 2023
- Notice to Day Care Providers Regarding Rules 407 - Use of Early Childhood Assistants – June 2, 2023 (Spanish) (Polish)
- Notice to Day Care Providers Regarding Revised Authorization for Background Check Form - May 2023
- Policy Guide 2016.03 - Staff Immunizations in Licensed Day Care Facilities
- Policy Guide 2016.02 - Legislative Update for Licensed Day Care Facilities
- Notice to Home Day Care Providers regarding Proposed Rule 406 and 408 - December 2015
- Notice to Home Day Care Providers regarding Proposed Rule 406 and 408 - December 2015 (Spanish)
- Notice to Child Welfare Agencies regarding Amended Rule 401 - December, 2013
- Notice to Home Day Care Providers regarding Amended Rules 406 and 408 - December, 2013 (English & Spanish)
- Notice to Day Care Centers regarding Amended Rule 407 - August 2012
- Notice to Home Day Care Providers regarding Amended Rules 406 and 408 - August 2012
- Notice to Home Day Care Providers regarding Amended Rules 406 and 408 - August 2012 (Spanish)
- Notice to Providers regarding Proposed Rule 406 - December 2011
- Notice to Providers regarding Proposed Rule 406 Revisions - December 2011 (Spanish)
- Notice to Providers regarding Proposed Rule 407 - December 2011
- Notice to Providers regarding Proposed Rule 408 - December 2011
- Notice to Providers regarding Proposed Rule 408 - December 2011 (Spanish)
- Notice to Providers regarding Rule 406 Revisions - December 2010
- Notice to Providers regarding Rule 406 Revisions - December 2010 (Spanish)
- Notice to Providers regarding Rule 408 Revisions - December 2010
- Notice to Providers regarding Rule 408 Revisions - December 2010 (Spanish)
- Notice to Day Care Centers regarding Rule 407 amendments (April_2010)
- Day Care & Group Day Care Home Providers Notice Regarding Rules 406 & 408 - February 2010
- Day Care & Group Day Care Home Providers Notice Regarding Rules 406 & 408 - February 2010 - Spanish
- Foster Parent Notice Regarding Abortion Notification - August 2009
- Foster Parent Notice Regarding Abortion Notification - August 2009 (Spanish)
- Foster Parent Notice Regarding Amended Rules 402
- Foster Parent Notice Regarding Amended Rules 402 - August 2009 (Spanish)
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