Child Care. State Efforts to Enforce Safety and Health Requirements

摘要

Because of the significant federal role in paying for child care services,concerns about the way in which states ensure the safety and health of children in child care settings have been raised. The General Accounting Office (GAO) was asked to (1) identify the most critical licensing and enforcement activities that help states ensure the safety and health of children in child care, (2) describe the extent to which states conduct these critical activities for their regulated providers, and (3) explain how states ensure that nonregulated providers receiving block grant funds meet the laws safety and health requirements. The report addresses these concerns.