| | | 4. Complaints. Upon receipt of a complaint about a licensed | child care facility or a certified home day family child care | | provider and if the department has reasonable cause to suspect | | that a violation of the licensure or certification requirements | | has occurred, the department may investigate the complaint and | | enter the premises at any reasonable time for the purposes of the | | investigation. |
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| | | 5. Administrative suspension. Whenever conditions exist that | | immediately jeopardize the health and safety of children, the | | commissioner may issue an order of closure, which suspends the | certification of the home day family child care provider or the | | child care facility license for up to 10 days, pending further | | investigation or prior to obtaining an order of emergency | | suspension from the court. The department shall require that an | | order of closure be posted at the facility and made public as it | | determines to be most appropriate for parents and other potential | | customers. |
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| | | 6. Temporary license. Whenever a certified home day family | | child care provider or licensed child care facility moves to a | | new location the department may issue a temporary certificate or | | license, valid pending final action on the application for the | | new location by the department, when: |
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| | | A. All applicable standards have been met except a | | requirement that is dependent on the action of an agency of | | State Government or a contractor of that agency; and |
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| | | B. Through no action by the applicant that causes a | | significant delay, timely issuance of a provisional or full | | license has been delayed by the agency or contractor. |
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| | | 7. Injunctive relief. The department may seek an injunction | | to require compliance with the provisions of this section or | | rules adopted pursuant to this section. |
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| | | 8. Rulemaking. The department shall adopt rules to implement | | this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine | | technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter | II-A 2-A. |
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| | | 9. Exemption from certain requirements for accredited | | Montessori schools. Notwithstanding any provision of this | | chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, a child care | | facility that is accredited as a Montessori school by a national | | or international accreditation organization may apply to the | | commissioner for an exemption from those requirements of this | | chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter that conflict | | with the recognized tenets of the Montessori philosophy. |
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