Some Connecticut Child Day Care Centers Did Not Always Comply with State Health and Safety Licensing Requirements.

摘要

The Administration for Children and Families provides Federal grants through several programs, including Head Start and the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). In a recent report summarizing the results of 24 audits of Head Start grantees, we described multiple health and safety issues that put children at risk. To determine whether similar health and safety risks exist at childcare providers that received CCDF funding, we audited three licensed child day care centers (providers) that received CCDF funding in Connecticut. We conducted this review in conjunction with our review of 20 family day care homes (report number A-01-12-02504). The objective of this review was to determine whether the Department of Social Services (State agency) onsite monitoring ensured that providers that received CCDF funds complied with State licensing requirements related to the health and safety of children.