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Committee hears bill to ease childcare staffing rules, require fentanyl‑free licensed spaces
Summary
A bill to let childcare centers extend mixed‑age grouping during staff meal and rest breaks, waive duplicate orientation for recently trained staff, and require licensed spaces be free of fentanyl and paraphernalia was presented to the Early Learning K‑12 Education Committee; advocates and providers said the modest changes would help retention and compliance.
The Early Learning K‑12 Education Committee on Thursday heard Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2219, which would ease certain licensing rules for childcare providers to help staff take legally required meal and rest breaks and reduce duplicative licensing requirements.
Committee staff described three components of the bill. First, licensing rules would allow longer periods during which children of different ages may be combined: up to 2.5 hours per day, or up to 4 hours per day if at least 90 minutes of that time is reserved for meal and rest breaks. Second, the bill would waive a DCYF‑provided orientation…
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