KRS 199.8945: Healthy Start in Child Care Program -- Technical assistance for child -

care providers.

(1) The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall work to achieve

the goals of the Healthy Start in Child Care Program as follows:

(a) To train and educate child-care providers in health and safety;

(b) Provide nutrition consultation to parents;

(c) Increase awareness of methods for the prevention of communicable diseases

in child-care settings; and

(d) Provide information to parents of children who attend child care.

(2) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish technical assistance

positions dedicated to child care within the Kentucky child -care resource and

referral agencies in order to offer technical assistance to child -care p roviders to

upgrade quality in early child-care and education facilities.