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Family Child Care Policies

Best Practices for Bottle Feeding

Technical Assistance brochure designed for caregivers and educators on best practices for feeding breast milk or formula to babies
Bottle Warming Safety

Policy statement that describes required and safe procedures for warming formula or breast milk in an early education and child care setting.
Busy Street Policy

Policy Statement that provides a definition of a “busy street”, requiring it to be inaccessible to children’s play space.
Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Child Care Records for Substitute Providers

Policy Statement detailing written record requirements for children in a temporary placement.
Children's Record Requirements for Priority Populations

Policy Statement describing medical record allowances and extensions for homeless, teen parent and supportive families.
Choking Hazard Training

Policy Statement that details food choking training requirements for Family Child Care Educators and identifies resources for training
Preventing Choking In Our Children

Informational brochure for parents and providers on how to prevent choking. The brochure includes foods to avoid, how to make food safer, items that young children should never play with, plus other steps caregivers can take to keep children safe.
Complaints: Referral, Notification, and Corrective Action
Confidentiality of Family Information

Policy Statement for all licensed EEC programs that describes the required actions by child care programs and staff to protect the privacy of children and families.
Dual Licensure: Group Child Care and Family Child Care
Exits and Evacuations

Policy Statement detailing specific building exit requirements for Family Child Care Providers.
Family Child Care Provider and Certified Assistant Upgrade
Freezing or Reducing Enrollment

Policy Statement that describes EEC process when freezing or reducing child enrolment in all licensed programs.
First Aid and CPR Approval

Policy Statement that describes requirements for Family, Group, and School Age providers and educators for 1^st Aid/CPR training.
Informal Cooperative Arrangement and Occasional Care
New Family Child Care Applicants Policy

Policy Statement that details process and timeframes for the submission of new Family Child Care licensing applications to EEC
Oral Health

Group and School Age Child Care, and Family Child Care Licensing Policy Statement Number: P-EEC-11
Orientation to Early Education and Care

Policy Statement that describes orientation training requirements, including on-line training, for educators in Family, Group, and School Age programs.
Professional Development

Policy Statement with Questions & Answers Section that provides guidance to Family, Group and School Age educators on meeting professional development licensing requirements.
Required Immunizations for Educators

Policy Statement clarifying the immunizations required by the Department of Public Health for educators to meet EEC licensing regulations
Sanitizing and Disinfecting

Policy Statement for Family, Group, and School Age programs that describes the requirements for the cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting of childcare items and equipment.
Safe Sleep for Infants

Policy Statement that details required Safe Sleep practices and crib requirements for all types of licensed care programs. This policy also includes a Question and Answer section to help guide providers and educators
Supervision

Policy Statement that describes a variety of supervision situations and the requirements that a Family Child Care provider must meet to ensure the safety of children.
Supervision While Accompanying a Child To and From a Vehicle

Policy Statement that describes specific supervision requirements when a child is involved with transportation.
Use of Regular Assistants in Family Child Care Homes

Policy Statement that describes the requirements and amount of hours a Regular Assistant may work in a Family Child Care home.
Visitors to the Family Child Care Home

Policy Statement that identifies children visiting the child care home and the impact on the home’s licensed capacity.
Volunteers, Student Interns and Ratios

Policy Statement describing requirements for volunteers and student interns to be counted in staff to child ratios.
Water Safety

606 CMR 7.07(9) Water Safety. For programs that offer swimming, boating or other water activities, the licensee must ensure that the area is safe and children are directly supervised at all times during activities involving water, including tubs, pools, showers, or standing water. Educator/child ratios must be sufficient to maintain the safety of children in or near water.