The Benefits of Monitoring Child Care Settings

This video describes how new monitoring requirements of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 benefits children, parents, and child care providers. All parents expect that child care will provide a healthy, safe environment where their children will learn and grow to their full potential. Provisions of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 will help to ensure that these expectations are met. The law mandates new health and safety and monitoring requirements that apply to child care providers who care for children receiving assistance.
Monitoring child care settings helps to ensure that children will be safer, healthier, and better equipped for social, emotional, and cognitive development. The new health and safety regulations required of child care providers are necessary to ensure a healthy environment for a child’s development. These new regulations – such as ensuring that food is prepared hygienically, that play spaces and playgrounds are safe for young children, and that precautions and procedures are in place to manage emergency situations – benefit everyone.

Monitoring reports are an important a resource for parents in making more informed choices about child care. Monitoring results showing high quality can also be a selling point for providers. When child care is monitored, fewer harmful incidents are likely to occur, making parents more comfortable enrolling their children.

Ultimately, better outcomes for children are the very best reason to welcome new monitoring requirements.