Title 7, Human Health Care and Safety.

The Department of Employment Services shall coordinate with OSSE to share data and information regarding the District's workforce and workforce development.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (a)(1) "Child development facility" means a center, home, or other structure that provides care and other services, supervision, and guidance for children, infants, and toddlers on a regular basis, regardless of its designated name. …

(a) There is established as a special fund the Access to Quality Child Care Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education in accordance with § 7-2021.03 and subsection (c) of this section. (b) There shall be deposited into the F…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall award funds from the Access to Quality Child Care Fund available pursuant to § 7-2021.02(c)(1), on a competitive basis, as grants to: (1) Organizations that provide…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (a)(1) “Care giver” means an individual whose duties include direct care, supervision, and guidance of infants or children in a child development facility. (2) “Child” or “children” means an individual or individuals from 2 years to …

(a) This subchapter shall apply to every child development facility and care giver in the District of Columbia. (b) Unless exempted by this subchapter or the laws of other jurisdictions, the provisions and requirements in this subchapter shall also apply to all child development …

The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to the following: (a)(1) Occasional babysitting in a babysitter’s home for the children of one family; (2) Informal parent-supervised neighborhood play groups; (2A) Formal parent-led play cooperatives; (3) Care furnished in places…

(a) All positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available to the Department of Health that support the functions related to the licensure of child-care programs in the Early Care and …

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, no person shall, either directly or indirectly, operate a child development facility in the District without first having obtained a license to do so. (b) An applicant for a license to operate a child development facility shall…

Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, any child development facility licensed pursuant to the Child Development Facilities Regulation, enacted December 14, 1974 (Reg. 74-34; 29 DCMR § 300 et seq.) (“Child Development Facilities Regulation”), as amended, shall be consid…

(a)(1) The Mayor shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement the provisions of this subchapter, including the following: (A) Minimum standards of operation of a child development facility concerning staff qualification, requirements and training, facility size, staff-child …

An applicant operating a child development facility prior to July 1, 1975, may be granted a variance from the physical or structural requirements of any rule adopted pursuant to this subchapter upon a determination by the Mayor that full compliance would result in exceptional and…

(a) A license shall be renewed in accordance with rules established pursuant to this subchapter, unless there is a pending disciplinary action by the Mayor. (b) An application for renewal of a license shall be submitted to the Mayor no later than 90 days before expiration of the …

The Mayor may, subject to the right to a hearing, deny an initial or renewal license to an applicant who fails to establish that the applicant meets the requirements for licensure established by this subchapter and rules issued pursuant to this subchapter.

The Mayor may, subject to the right to a hearing, refuse to issue, revoke, suspend, or deny renewal of a license to operate a child development facility to a person who is found to have: (1) Failed to comply with the provisions of this subchapter and any rules or regulations prom…

(a) If, after an investigation, the Mayor determines that a licensee has failed to comply with the provisions of this subchapter or any rules promulgated pursuant to this subchapter in such a manner as to present an imminent danger to the health, safety, and welfare of children, …

(a) If, after investigation, the Mayor determines that a person has violated any provision of this subchapter or any rule issued pursuant to this subchapter, and the violation presents an imminent danger to the public, the Mayor may issue a written order directing the person to c…

To ensure compliance with the provisions of this subchapter and rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter, the Mayor, or any duly authorized designee, shall be permitted at reasonable times to conduct an inspection of any child development facility licensed pursuant to this subch…

(a) Exception as provided in § 7-2041, before the Mayor denies an application, suspends, revokes, or restricts a license, or imposes a civil fine, the Mayor shall give the person notice of the contemplated action and an opportunity for a hearing. The Mayor shall send all notices …

A person aggrieved by a final decision of the Mayor may appeal the decision to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals pursuant to § 2-510.

(a) Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to imprisonment not to exceed 6 months or a fine not to exceed $300, or both. Each unlawful act shall constitute a separate violation of this subchapter. (b) Any person who has been pr…

(a) Prosecutions of violations of this subchapter shall be brought by the Corporation Counsel in the name of the District of Columbia. (b) In prosecutions initiated pursuant to this subchapter, a child development facility claiming an exemption from a licensing requirement of thi…

(a) The Corporation Counsel may bring an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in the name of the District of Columbia to enjoin any violation of this subchapter. (b) Remedies established by this section shall be in addition to criminal sanctions, civil sanctio…

The Child Development Facilities Regulation shall remain in effect until superseded by rules issued by the Mayor. Upon the effective date of rules promulgated pursuant to this subchapter, the Child Development Facilities Regulation shall be deemed repealed.

(a) No judicial or administrative proceeding commenced by or against any child development facility, or officer or employee of a child development facility in his or her official capacity, shall abate by reason of the taking effect of this subchapter; but the action or proceeding…

(a)(1) The Department of Energy and Environment ("DOEE") shall provide a list of approved contractors to all child development facilities, from which child development facilities or DOEE shall select a contractor to assist in meeting the requirements of subsection (b) of this sec…