This letter is to notify stakeholders that the two rules listed below have been revised to improve the process for obtaining an initial license and renewing a license. These rules will be effective July 1, 2010. All child care licensing rules will be reviewed again when the Center for Early Childhood Development becomes operational in the Ohio Department of Education.

The following is a summary of the proposed changes to the rules:

Rule 5101:2-12-04, "Application and Issuance of Initial Licenses for Child Care Centers," has been amended to reorganize the order of events needed to apply for an initial license, to change the revision dates of the JFS 01210 and the JFS 01250 and to require applicants for an initial license to attend an orientation and training sessions prior to submitting their JFS 01210 packets.

Rule 5101:2-12-06, "Procedures for Renewal of a Child Care Center License," has been amended to change the revision date of the JFS 01210 and to reorganize information previously contained in the rule.

The electronic version of the Child Care Center Manual is located at: http://emanuals.jfs.ohio.gov. The manual contains all rules and transmittal letters that the department has issued to licensed child care centers. A current version of this manual should be accessible and utilized by all providers in all licensed child care centers. Please contact the Help Desk for the Office for Children and Families at 1-866-886-3537, option 4 if you have any questions.

INSTRUCTIONS: The following chart identifies the material that needs to be removed from and inserted into the Child Care Center Manual (CCCM).