§2923 Child development center standards and inspections

Summary

The Commandant must make sure every Coast Guard child development center follows rules that protect the health, safety, and welfare of children and staff and that meet the standards needed for accreditation by a national early childhood accrediting group. Each center must have at least two unannounced inspections a year: one by a representative of the Coast Guard installation the center serves, and one by a representative of Coast Guard child development services work‑life programs. The Commandant must keep and publicize a way for anyone to report suspected violations of those rules or other laws, suspected child abuse or neglect, or other problems at a center or at a family home daycare. People may report anonymously if they want, and the Commandant must set up procedures to investigate those reports.