§2923 — Title 14 Coast Guard | U.S. Code

Summary

The Commandant must make each Coast Guard child development center follow rules that protect the health, safety, and well‑being of the children and staff and meet the requirements needed for national early childhood program accreditation. Each center must be inspected without warning at least twice a year. Of those two inspections, one must be done by someone from the local Coast Guard installation and one by someone from the Coast Guard child development services work‑life programs. The Commandant must keep and share a way for people to report concerns about a Coast Guard child development center or a family home daycare. People can report suspected violations of the standards or other laws, suspected child abuse or neglect, or any other problems. Reporters may stay anonymous if they want. The Commandant must also set up procedures to investigate those reports.

Title 14, §2923

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(a)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)(1)Not less than twice annually, the Commandant shall ensure that each Coast Guard child development center is subject to an unannounced inspection.

(2)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)(1)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)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)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

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Title 14, §2923

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