Title 17. Education

Chapter 1. General School Law

Part X-B. Early Learning Center Licensing

17:407.36      Types of Licenses

A. A “Type I license” is the type of license issued to an early learning center that is owned or operated by a church or religious organization that is qualified as a tax exempt organization under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and that receives no state or federal funds from any source, whether directly or indirectly. A “Type I license” is also the type of license issued to an early learning center holding a “Class B” license prior to the effective date of this Part.

(1) No early learning center holding a Type I license shall receive any state or federal funds, from any source, whether directly or indirectly.

(2) If an early learning center holding a Type I license receives any state or federal funds, its license shall be automatically revoked.

B. A “Type II license” is the type of license issued to an early learning center that either receives no state or federal funds from any source, whether directly or indirectly, or whose only source of state or federal funds is from the United States Department of Agriculture’s food and nutrition programs, hereinafter referred to in this Part as “federal food and nutrition programs”.

(1) No early learning center holding a Type II license shall receive any state or federal funds, from any source, whether directly or indirectly, other than those funds received solely for federal food and nutrition programs.

(2) If an early learning center holding a Type II license receives any state or federal funds, whether directly or indirectly, other than those received solely for federal food and nutrition programs, its license shall be automatically revoked.

C. A “Type III license” is the type of license issued to any early learning center which receives state or federal funds, directly or indirectly, from any source other than the federal food and nutrition programs. Type III early learning centers shall meet the performance and academic standards of the Early Childhood Care and Education Network regarding kindergarten readiness as determined by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

D. Nothing in this Section shall prevent an early learning center otherwise qualified for a Type I license to voluntarily seek a Type II or Type III license, or an early learning center otherwise qualified for a Type II license to voluntarily seek a Type III license, provided that such early learning center meets the standards set forth for such license.

Added by Acts 2014, No. 868, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.