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HB49 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE CHILD CARE ACT.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE CHILD CARE ACT.

Children Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-09-02
Official status
HS 1 for HB 49 - Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on how the new regulatory structure differs from existing requirements or what specific changes are made to Title 14.

Changes to Delaware's Child Care Act

This law changes how early education programs run by the state or local schools are regulated in Delaware.

What This Bill Does

  • Clarifies that early education programs managed by state or local education agencies do not need child care licenses.
  • Requires these programs to follow a different set of rules and checks for health, safety, and learning standards instead.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Early education programs run by state or local schools
  • The Office of Child Care Licensing

Terms To Know

early education programs
Programs that help young children learn and grow before they start kindergarten.
child care licensing requirements
Rules that child care centers must follow to make sure kids are safe and healthy.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact nature of the new rules replacing the old ones.
  • It is unclear what specific changes this act makes to Title 14 of the Delaware Code.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-02 Delaware General Assembly

    HS 1 for HB 49 - Signed by Governor

  2. 2025-06-25 Delaware General Assembly

    HS 1 for HB 49 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  3. 2025-04-17 Delaware General Assembly

    HS 1 for HB 49 - Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits

  4. 2025-03-25 Delaware General Assembly

    HS 1 for HB 49 - Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT

  5. 2025-03-25 Delaware General Assembly

    HS 1 for HB 49 - Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

  6. 2025-03-19 Delaware General Assembly

    HS 1 for HB 49 - Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 2 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits

  7. 2025-03-13 Delaware General Assembly

    Substituted in House by HS 1 for HB 49

  8. 2025-03-06 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE CHILD CARE ACT.
This Act makes changes to the Delaware Child Care Act to clarify that early education programs run by state or local education agencies are not subject to child care licensing requirements under this chapter, but rather are subject to a parallel regulatory and monitoring structure administered by the Office of Child Care Licensing to ensure health, safety, and child development standards are met.