{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-199.898","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 199.898","heading":"Rights for children in child -care programs and their parents, custodians,","body":"or guardians -- Posting and distribution requirements.\n(1) All children receiving child -care services in a day -care center licensed pursuant to\nKRS 199.896, a family child -care home certified pursuant to KRS 199.8982, or\nfrom a provider or program receiving public funds shall have the following rights:\n(a) The right to be free from physical or mental abuse;\n(b) The right not to be subjected to abusive language or abusive punishment; and\n(c) The right to be in the care of adults who shall meet their health, safety, and\ndevelopmental needs.\n(2) Parents, custodians, or guardians of children specified in subsection (1) of this\nsection shall have the following rights:\n(a) The right to have access to their children at all times the child is in care and\naccess to the provider caring for their children during normal hours of\nprovider operation and whenever the children are in the care of the provider;\n(b) The right to be provided with info rmation about child -care regulatory\nstandards, if applicable; where to direct questions about regulatory standards;\nand how to file a complaint;\n(c) The right to file a complaint against a child -care provider without any\nretribution against the parent, custodian, guardian, or child;\n(d) The right to obtain information from the cabinet regarding any type of\nlicensure denial, suspension, or revocation of an operator, and cabinet reports\nthat have found abuse or neglect by any child -care provider or any employ ee\nof a child care provider. Identifying information regarding children and their\nfamilies shall remain confidential;\n(e) The right to obtain information from the cabinet regarding the inspections and\nplans of correction of the day -care center, the family child-care home, or the\nprovider or program receiving public funds within the past year; and\n(f) The right to review and discuss with the provider any state reports and\ndeficiencies revealed by such reports.\n(3) The child -care provider who is licensed purs uant to KRS 199.896 or certified\npursuant to KRS 199.8982 shall post these rights in a prominent place and shall\nprovide a copy of these rights to the parent, custodian, or guardian of the child at the\ntime of the child's enrollment in the program.","path":["KRS Chapter 199"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=7243","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:55Z","sha256":"d06d4978b5e831a0692d3e11122217bacfab9e9485e9a07f4d16b800981020c3","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-199.897","next":"us-ky/krs-199.8982"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}