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OSSE, Child Care Provider Closures and Public Funding (issued March 13, 2020)

Child Care Provider Closures and Public Funding

Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) · District of Columbia (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
District of Columbia
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Mayor's Orders 2020-045 and 2020-046; child care licensing and subsidy authority
Issued
2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020
Effective
2020-03-13 ('will remain in effect until further notice') (read as 2020-03-13)
End
Superseded by OSSE reopening guidance of June-July 2020 (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 13, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureSchools and child care
Addressees
  • licensed child care providers
  • subsidy-participating providers
Functions reached
  • EC child care closures approved and funded
  • WF parents' child care
Collection
District of Columbia DC

Operative words

This guidance was issued on March 13, 2020 and will remain in effect until further notice. Based on the emergency executive order and the issuance of a public health emergency executive [order...] students will not be coming to school facilities through March 31.... OSSE is suspending the normal requirements... In order to receive continuing subsidy payments during the current public health emergency, all facilities must follow the following process... Follow the existing procedures for filing an Unusual Incident Report indicating the closure is due to either A) the public health emergency or B) possible exposure to COVID-19

Enforcement

Subsidy conditions; licensing

Notes

Documents the District's school closure through March 31, 2020 and the approved-closure regime for child care