• NOTICE OF IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE BACKGROUND RECORD CHECK (BRC) PROCESS

    This notice contains details of important changes to EEC’s Background Record Check (BRC) process that will become effective in early May.  These changes apply to all EEC licensed and/or funded programs and to all Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (CCR&Rs) for in-home non-relative providers.

    This information is also available in WordDOC and PDFPDF format.  


  • Background Records Check (BRC) Regulations doc format of Background Records Check (BRC) Regulations

    Please be advised that these regulations are not the official version of the regulations. As is the case with all state regulations, the official versions are available from the Secretary of State's State Publications and Regulations Division, through the State Bookstore, Room 116, Boston, MA 02133 or by calling (617) 727-2834. Official regulations also may be ordered from the State Bookstore on-line at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/spr/sprcat/catidx.htm. While EEC strives to keep the regulations included on this site current, that is not always possible. In the case of any discrepancy between the version on this site, and the official Code of State Massachusetts Regulations published by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State's version takes precedence.

  • Background Records Check (BRC) Review

    This technical assistance paper is intended to help you understand how to maintain compliance with EEC's Background Record Check (BRC) regulations. Topics include how to conduct initial and periodic BRCs, how to document compliance with the BRC regulations and more.

  • Filing 51A Reports

    Describes the process by which staff working in an EEC licensed agency must report allegations of abuse or neglect and the method for filing these reports.

  • Interim Optional Policy: Background Records Checks