"In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Obama made a historic commitment to young children, making it a priority to ensure that “none of our children start the race of life already behind.” Improving child care is an important part of this effort and a key component of the President’s Plan for Early Education for All Americans.
"Today, HHS announces a big new step in this direction - new proposed regulations for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), which is administered here at the Office of Child Care....
"First, the proposed regulations will require all states to set a basic floor of minimum health and safety standards for child care providers that participate in CCDF – reaching potentially up to 500,000 child care providers who serve millions of children.
"New requirements include comprehensive background checks and training in first aid, CPR, safe sleep for babies, and other critical safeguards. States will need to make unannounced monitoring visits to check for compliance with health and
safety standards....
"...Under the proposed rules, all 50 States would post child care providers health and safety records on the web...."
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