27. Gold Seal Quality Care Accrediting Associations Flashcards
Gold Seal Quality Care program
recognizes child care facilities, large family child care homes, and family day care homes that have been accredited by an approved accrediting association
Once a program is designated as a Gold Seal Quality Care program, if they have any of the above issues with licensing compliance, their status may be terminated. Additionally, they must maintain accreditation and continuously meet the standards established by their accrediting agency.
The child care program must not have any of the following within the past two years:
- Class I violations
- Three or more Class Ii violations of the same licensing standard
- Citations for the same Class III violation three or more times and failed to correct the problem within the past year
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The Legislature established the Gold Seal Quality Care status for child care programs to qualify for exemption from ad valorem taxes (property taxes).