North Dakota Child Care Providers, Inc - NDCCPI
- is a statewide non-profit organization
- is a member of NAFCC the National Association of Family Child Care
- together with the membership is the professional provider's voice in North Dakota
- hosts an annual spring conference
- has a "Pennies for Providers" fund which can be applied for by licensed ND providers who have suffered a significant loss of child care materials and or equipment in the past 9 months due to a natural disaster such as fire, tornado
or flood.
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NDCCPI 26th Annual Spring Conference is scheduled for
April 14, 2012 at Bismarck's Ramkota Hotel. Check at the front desk for meeting room location.
2012 Conference flyer will be posted here soon.
The next quarterly NDCCPI Board Meeting is scheduled for
Friday April 13th at 6:15pm at the Bismarck Ramkota Hotel
Check here prior to meeting for possible postponements
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ND Child Care Rules Revision Process has moved forward
Jan. 2011 Rules are now Official - click below to access rules
In a memo released on January 6, 2011, Jennifer Barry Early Childhood Services Administrator announced that the newly revised Child Care Licensing Rules have been posted on the state website. Licensed providers across the state will be receiving a new copy of the rules and a copy of the North Dakota Century Code state law that applies to early childhood services as soon as they are printed. Online training on the rules will be available. Be watching your mail for further information
The Administrative Rules Committee met Thursday December 14th in a unique evening session in the Roughrider Room of the State Capital to act upon the proposed child care rules. There was a standing room only gathering of child care providers and interested persons. Several individuals, previously opposed to certain parts of the rules, spoke in favor of approving the rules. The Committee voted unanimously to approve the rules.
Jennifer Barry Early Childhood Services Administrator within the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services has since stated that, "She believes it will be January before the Legislative Council has the rules ready to print, so providers will not actually have printed rules in the mail until the middle or end of January. So, while they will be effective January 1, we will need to take some time for full implementation. I am working on trainings for family, group, and center rules, and will have those ready by the end of January as well. They will be offered free and online through CCR&R. Please know that I can come out to any of local association meetings to offer training as well. We will have lots of questions coming at first!"
Jennifer Barry also indicated that the Early Childhood Services Advisory Board will meet most likely this spring to further address any additional possible rule changes. A meeting was scheduled for December 15th but was canceled due to forecast for freezing rain throughout much of the state. The Administrative Rules Committee was assured at the December 14th session that it will not be 10 years before proposed rule changes are brought forward. Plans will be to do so on a more regular basis. Click here for additional information.
The 2009 North Dakota Legislature created the Early Childhood Services Advisory Board to advise the Department of Human Services on proposed changes to the early childhood services rules. The Board met from December 2009 thru April 2010 to review and revise the proposed changes to the early childhood rules including: In-home, Self-Declaration Providers, Family Child Care Homes, Group Child Care, Child Care Center, Preschool, and School Age Child Care Program.
