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Department of Early Education and Care
Department of Early Education and Care
MISSION
EEC will lead the way in helping Massachusetts children and families reach their full potential. By providing and coordinating a range of services and assistance, ECC will continuously improve the quality, affordability, and accessibility of early education and care in the Commonwealth.
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Organization Chart
Governing Laws
Statutes
- MGL C. 15D s. 1
- Purpose
- MGL C. 15D s. 2
- Early Education and Care Department
- MGL C. 15D s. 3
- Board of early education and care; duties; membership; appointments; length of term; purpose
- MGL C. 15D s. 4
- Commissioner; appointment and removal; application for funds
- MGL C. 15D s. 5
- Workforce development system; implementation plan
- MGL C. 28A s. 1
- Policy and purposes
- MGL C. 28A s. 2
- Definitions applicable to Secs. 1 to 8
- MGL C. 28A s. 3
- Establishment of office of child care services; commissioner; functions and duties
- MGL C. 28A s. 4
- Functions
- MGL C. 28A s. 5
- Day care services; promotion
- MGL C. 28A s. 6
- Cooperation of executive offices
- MGL C. 28A s. 6A
- Repealed, 1996, 58, Sec. 21
- MGL C. 28A s. 7
- Local councils; establishment; members; functions; guidelines and procedures
- MGL C. 28A s. 8
- Advisory council; duties; report and recommendations
- MGL C. 28A s. 9
- Definitions applicable to this section and Secs. 10 to 16
- MGL C. 28A s. 10
- Licensure or approval of school age child care programs, day care centers, family day care homes or systems, etc.
- MGL C. 28A s. 10A
- Placement in foster home; approval; emergency placement; criminal offender record information check
- MGL C. 28A s. 10B
- Unannounced monitoring inspections; large family day care homes
- MGL C. 28A s. 11
- Operation of facilities or agencies without licensure or approval prohibited; restrictions on child placement
- MGL C. 28A s. 11A
- Adoptive family; background information furnished to person whose consent is required
- MGL C. 28A s. 11B
- Adoption resource exchange; child registration by placement agency
- MGL C. 28A s. 12
- Licensure of school age child care programs and day care facilities by cities or towns; delegation of power authorized
- MGL C. 28A s. 13
- Suspension, revocation, etc. of license or approval; grounds; hearing; decision; judicial review
- MGL C. 28A s. 14
- Advertisement for placement or reception of children restricted
- MGL C. 28A s. 15
- Violations of Sec. 11 or 14; punishment
- MGL C. 28A s. 16
- Violations of Sec. 11 or 14; enforcement; jurisdiction
- MGL C. 28A s. 17
- Section 17. Entry and inspection of facilities; court order
Regulations
- 102 CMR 1
- ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS AND DEFINITIONS FOR LICENSURE OR APPROVAL
- 102 CMR 3
- STANDARDS FOR THE LICENSURE OR APPROVAL OF RESIDENTIAL
- 102 CMR 5
- STANDARDS FOR THE LICENSURE OR APPROVAL OF AGENCIES
- 102 CMR 7
- STANDARDS FOR THE LICENSURE OR APPROVAL OF GROUP DAY CARE AND
- 102 CMR 8
- STANDARDS FOR THE LICENSURE OF FAMILY CHILD CARE AND LARGE
- 606 CMR 10
- SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE
- 606 CMR 14
- CRIMINAL OFFENDER AND OTHER