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2025 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 10 - Education and Culture
Chapter 184c - Office of Early Childhood
- Section 10-500. - Office of Early Childhood. Commissioner. Responsibilities. Successor department. Connecticut Head Start State Collaboration Office.
- Section 10-500a. - Authority of office re licensing matters.
- Section 10-501. - Early childhood information system.
- Section 10-501a. - Electronic portal re availability of slots in early childhood programs.
- Section 10-502. (Formerly Sec. 10-16bb). - Collaboration with local early childhood collaboratives.
- Section 10-503. - Early childhood accountability plan. Report cards. Report.
- Section 10-504. - Child care development block grant administered by the Office of Early Childhood.
- Section 10-505. - Grant program for costs associated with classroom start-up and new spaces in certain school readiness programs.
- Section 10-505a. - Emergency stabilization grant program for school readiness programs and certain other child care centers receiving state financial assistance.
- Section 10-505b. - Tri-Share Child Care Matching Program.
- Section 10-505c. - Grant program for planning and designing, constructing and renovating child care facilities. Bond authorization.
- Section 10-506. - Connecticut Smart Start competitive grant program.
- Section 10-507. - Smart start competitive capital grant account. Smart start competitive operating grant account.
- Section 10-508. - Bond authorization for early care and education facility improvement grants.
- Section 10-509. - Expenditure of certain funds for early care and education and child development programs.
- Section 10-509a. - Allocation and expenditure of funds for professional development services, technical assistance and evaluation and program planning and implementation activities.
- Section 10-510. - Start Early - Early Child Development Initiative.
- Section 10-511 and 10-511a. - Early Childhood Care and Education Fund. Early Childhood Care and Education Fund Advisory Commission.
- Section 10-511. - Early Childhood Care and Education Fund.
- Section 10-511a. - Early Childhood Care and Education Fund Advisory Commission.
- Section 10-512 and 10-513. - Reserved for future use.
- Section 10-512. - Early Childhood Education Endowment.
- Section 10-512a. - Funds to be transferred to the Early Childhood Education Endowment.
- Section 10-512b. - Release of funds from the Early Childhood Education Endowment.
- Section 10-512c. - Expenditure of funds from the Early Childhood Education Endowment.
- Section 10-512d. - Recipients of funds from the Early Childhood Education Endowment.
- Section 10-512e. - Requirement re expansion of spaces in early care and education programs paid for with Early Childhood Education Endowment funds.
- Section 10-512f. - Requirements re family contributions.
- Section 10-512g. - Early Childhood Education Endowment Advisory Board.
- Section 10-512h. - Recommendations re indicators for prioritization in competitive procurement process for expansion costs.
- Section 10-512i. - Impact analysis of operations of the Early Childhood Education Endowment.
- Section 10-512j. - Recommendations re expansion of permissible expenditures of Early Childhood Education Endowment funds.
- Section 10-512k. - Duties and powers of State Treasurer re Early Childhood Education Endowment.
- Section 10-512l. - Investment of funds in the Early Childhood Education Endowment.
- Section 10-514. - Creation of document re developmental milestones. Posting of document.
- Section 10-515. - Preschool experience survey.
- Section 10-516. - Competitive grants for alliance school districts.
- Section 10-517 to 10-519. - Reserved for future use.
- Section 10-520. - Trend analysis of certain bachelor's degree programs in early childhood education or child development.
- Section 10-520a. - Report re staff qualifications requirement compliance.
- Section 10-520b. - (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Early childhood teacher credential.
- Section 10-520c. - Approval to work as head teacher or educational consultant. Suspension or revocation of approval.
- Section 10-521 to 10-529. - Reserved for future use.
- Section 10-530. - Comprehensive background checks.
- Section 10-531. - Proposed early childhood educator compensation schedule.
- Section 10-531a. - Early childhood program employee health coverage study. Health insurance subsidy program. Outreach activities.
- Section 10-532. - Universal nurse home visiting services program.
- Section 10-533. - Document re liability insurance coverage. Distribution.
- Section 10-534 to 10-549. - Reserved for future use.
- Section 10-550. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2025.) Early Start CT. Definitions.
- Section 10-550a. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2025.) Early Start CT. Responsibilities.
- Section 10-550b. - Early Start CT. Contracts for financial assistance.
- Section 10-550c. - Early Start CT. Local and regional governance partners.
- Section 10-550d. - Early Start CT. Sliding fee scale.
- Section 10-550e. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2025.) Early Start CT. Unexpended funds.
- Section 10-550f. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2025.) Early Start CT. Accreditation requirement.
- Section 10-550g. - Designated staff member and designated qualified staff member requirements.
- Section 10-550h. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2025.) Early Start CT. State-funded competitive program.
- Section 10-550i. - Policies and procedures re Early Start CT and infant, toddler and school-age ratios, groups and teacher staffing requirements.
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