{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-410.01-perm","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-410.01(Perm)","heading":"Studies of child development facilities for infants and toddlers.","body":"\n  *NOTE: This codification is not the most current, due to recent law changes. To see the current law (including emergency and temporary legislation, if relevant) click this link: Current Version*\n  \n\n(a)\nOSSE shall make public its payment rates for child development facilities participating in the child care subsidy program by October 1 of each year.\n\n(b)\nBy March 1, 2023, February 1, 2024, and on a triennial basis thereafter, OSSE shall conduct a cost modeling analysis to estimate the costs of care for child development facilities in the District. The analysis shall incorporate the cost of implementing the ECE salary scale established and updated pursuant to § 4-410.02(b).\n\n(c)\nBy February 1, 2024, and on a triennial basis thereafter, OSSE shall submit a report to the Council that includes:\n(1)\nThe findings from the cost modeling analysis, updated to include the current ECE salary scale;\n(2)\nA description of the methodology used to determine the cost of care, including the ECE salary scale;\n(3)\nAn analysis of child development facilities that assesses:\n(A)\nQuality rating under the Quality Rating and Improvement System;\n(B)\nType of facility;\n(C)\nNumber and age of infants, toddlers, and children served and number of classrooms per age-group;\n(D)\nProportion and reimbursement rate for infants, toddlers, and children served who participate in the child care subsidy program;\n(E)\nStaffing costs associated with applying the ECE salary scale;\n(F)\nWhether the facility participates in a shared service alliance, including the Quality Improvement Network;\n(G)\nTotal number of early childhood educators, differentiated by role and credential, used in the cost modeling analysis;\n(H)\nPayroll costs associated with ensuring all applicable federal and District labor laws are implemented in each child development facility; and\n(I)\nCosts associated with employer-paid benefits packages; and\n(4)\nAn assessment of the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund's ability to fund the implementation of the ECE salary scale in all child development facilities who have agreements with the Department.","path":["Title 99. Reserved sections."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-410.01(Perm)","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"266b3e2d6317d1fd0875383e6923e0124f60dba6c507496466f34f61a81f5488","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-632-perm","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-2242-perm"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}