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NCEDL Spotlights 36

National Center for Early Development and Learning
April
2002
Child Care Licensing

Licensing is the first line of protection for children in out-of-family child care settings in the United States. In general, licensing intends to insure that the care provided is good enough to do no harm to children?that the building is safe and sanitary and that adequate learning experiences and caring relationships are provided to children.