10A NCAC 10 .0802          DIVISION RESPONSIBILITY

(a)  The Division, as defined in 10A NCAC 10 .0102, is responsible for the administration of the requirements and procedures for approving nonlicensed child care homes in which child care funds administered by the local purchasing agency are used to subsidize the child care cost for children of families eligible for assistance.

(b)  The number of nonlicensed child care home arrangements that shall be visited by the Division for the purpose of evaluating compliance with the requirements for participation in the subsidized child care program shall be included in the monitoring plan developed annually by the Division.

(c)  All complaints registered against nonlicensed child care homes shall be investigated by the Division.  The investigation may include an on-site visit by an authorized representative of the Department.

(d)  Documentation of substantiated complaints shall be available for parents to examine.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143B-153(2a);

Eff. February 1, 1993;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2001; February 1, 1996.