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Child care licensing seeks one inspector FTE to reduce inspection bottlenecks

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Child care licensing supervisor Gordon Salas asked the Senate committee for one additional safety inspector FTE to reduce inspection backlogs and licensing complaint response delays, estimating a local cost of about $30,000 if federal funds are unavailable.

Gordon Salas, supervisor of the Child Care Licensing Program at DCCA, told senators the program has only four locally funded FTEs and effectively one full‑time safety inspector handling on‑site inspections, complaint investigations and enforcement. He requested one additional safety inspector FTE to reduce a “bottleneck effect” and to ensure timely inspections and complaint…

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