14 U.S.C. § 2923: Child development center…

Summary

The Commandant must require every Coast Guard child development center to follow operation rules that protect the health, safety, and welfare of children and workers and that meet what is needed for national early childhood program accreditation. At least twice a year each center must get an unannounced inspection. One inspection must be done by someone from the local Coast Guard installation and one by someone from Coast Guard child development services work-life programs. The Commandant must also keep and publicize a way for people to report suspected violations, child abuse or neglect, or other problems. People may report anonymously, and the Commandant must have procedures to investigate those reports.

Title 14, §2923

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(a)Standards.—

The Commandant shall require each Coast Guard child development center to meet standards of operation—

(1)that the Commandant considers appropriate to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the children and employees at the center; and

(2)necessary for accreditation by an appropriate national early childhood programs accrediting entity.

(b)Inspections.—

(1)In general.—

Not less than twice annually, the Commandant shall ensure that each Coast Guard child development center is subject to an unannounced inspection.

(2)Responsibility for inspections.—

Of the biannual inspections under paragraph (1)—

(A)1 shall be carried out by a representative of the Coast Guard installation served by the Coast Guard child development center concerned; and

(B)1 shall be carried out by a representative of the Coast Guard child development services work-life programs.

(c)National Reporting.—

(1)In general.—

The Commandant shall maintain and publicize a means by which an individual can report, with respect to a Coast Guard child development center or a family home daycare—

(A)any suspected violation of—

(i)standards established under subsection (a); or

(ii)any other applicable law or standard;

(B)suspected child abuse or neglect; or

(C)any other deficiency.

(2)Anonymous reporting.—

The Commandant shall ensure that an individual making a report pursuant to paragraph (1) may do so anonymously if so desired by the individual.

(3)Procedures.—

The Commandant shall establish procedures for investigating reports made pursuant to paragraph (1).

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Amendments

2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–263 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Commandant shall require each Coast Guard child development center to meet standards that the Commandant considers appropriate to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the children and employees at the center.” 2021—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283 added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Commandant shall provide for regular and unannounced inspections of each Coast Guard child development center to ensure compliance with this section.” 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 553 of this title as this section.

§2923 Child Development Center Standards and Inspections

Summary

Title 14, §2923

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