Licensing Information PRCS early childhood programs are licensed by the Office of Childcare Health and Safety with the Virginia Department of Education. The Commonwealth of Virginia helps assure families that participant day programs assuming responsibility for the supervision, protection, and well-being of a participant for any part of a 24-hour day are safe. Title 63.1, chapter 10 of the Code of Virginia gives the Office of Childcare Health and Safety at the Virginia Department of Education authority to license these programs. Standards for licensing participant day centers address certain health precautions, adequate play space, ratios, equipment, and program record keeping. Criminal record checks and specific qualifications for staff and most volunteers working directly with participants are also required. Standards require the facility to meet applicable fire, health, and building codes. Compliance with standards is determined by announced and unannounced visits to the program by licensing staff within the Office of Childcare Health and Safety at the Virginia Department of Education and is a large foundation of our policies and procedures listed within this handbook. If you would like additional information about your centers’ compliance history or would like to register a complaint of non-compliance with regulations, please visit the Office of Childcare Health and Safety at the Virginia Department of Education. The Licensing Office that monitors compliance with PRCS is through the Fairfax Office of Childcare Health and Safety at the Virginia Department of Education. Phone: 703-934-1505 Office of Childcare Licensing (Fairfax) Virginia Department of Education 3701 Pender Drive, Suite 450 Fairfax, VA 22030 Fairfax.cclicensing@doe.virgina.gov
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