Daycares in Subsidy Program Face Deadline to Get Licensed
The deadline is approaching for Alabama daycares that receive subsidy payments to get licensed. Alabama’s Department of Human Resources said Tuesday that 69 centers receiving the subsidies have yet to submit their application for licensure. That could put some parents in a bind if the center they use has not taken action. A 2018 state […]
Bill would require all Alabama child care centers be licensed, remove religious exemption
A new bill introduced in the Alabama legislature would remove an exemption in state law that allows religiously-affiliated day cares to operate with no licensing or inspection. The Child Care Safety Act (HB 277) would require uniform licensing and inspection standards of all child care providers – meaning that religious day care centers would be […]
As number of licensed child care centers declines in Alabama, nonprofits work to reverse the trend
This year could be the year that the number of unlicensed, unregulated daycare centers surpasses the number of licensed centers in Alabama. By October 2016, there were 998 licensed and 943 license-exempt child care centers in Alabama, according to Alabama DHR. The number of licensed centers has been steadily declining since the year 2000 as […]
Childcare advocates warn of unlicensed day cares
“Childcare advocates are warning parents about the dangers of putting their children in the hands of unlicensed day cares. A new public awareness campaign, hopes to shed light on the needs to have regular oversight, and inspection, of all childcare programs.”