Background:

Section 5104.31 of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) mandated that beginning July 1, 2020, licensed child care providers providing publicly funded child care services must be rated through Ohio’s quality rating program step up to quality (SUTQ) established pursuant to section 5104.29 of the ORC.

New Policy:

Section 5104.31 of the ORC has been amended by Amended Substitute House Bill No. 197 of the 133rd General Assembly to extend the date to September 1, 2020 for when a provider who operates a licensed child care program providing publicly funded child care services must be rated through the SUTQ program.

The following rules and policy changes are effective August 2, 2020.

Rule 5101:2-16-09 "Provider responsibilities for publicly funded child care" has been amended to update paragraph (A)(2) to change the date to September 1, 2020.

Questions:

Please contact the Child Care Policy Helpdesk at 1-877-302-2347, option 4, if you have any questions about the new policy.