Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:407.48 – Disclosure of center information
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:407.48
- Child: means a person who has not reached age eighteen or otherwise been legally emancipated. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:407.33
- Department: means the state Department of Education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:407.33
- Early learning center: means any child day care center, Early Head Start Center, Head Start Center, or stand-alone prekindergarten program not attached to a school. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:407.33
- relative: means a natural or adopted child or grandchild of the caregiver or a child in the legal custody of the caregiver. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:407.33
A. The department shall make available, upon written request of a parent or legal custodian of any child who has applied for placement in an early learning center licensed by the department, the following information relative to such early learning center:
(1) Any violations of standards, rules, or regulations in the prior twelve months.
(2) Any waivers of minimum standards authorized for such early learning center.
B. Requests may be sent by email, facsimile, or mail and shall include the name of each early learning center for which information is requested.
C. Early learning centers shall make available to parents or legal custodians information on how to view or obtain copies of early learning center licensing inspections from the department’s website.
Acts 2014, No. 868, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.