§ 14-4-205 — Technical assistance and business management assistance; quality support; family strengthening program

(a) Quality support payments may be made available to
facilities through a competitive process to provide quality care
for infants or other children whose care may otherwise be
difficult to obtain in the community. Grants shall be awarded
as follows:
(i) Repayment shall be required if the facility
closes the business within one (1) year after receiving the
grant or if the facility fails to comply with any provision of
the grant;
(ii) Grant requests for increasing capacity shall
only be awarded to existing licensed facilities that are at a
quality level of three (3) or higher in the quality rating
system;
(iii) Quality support grants shall not be used for
capital construction or purchase of land or buildings;
(iv) Grants to any one (1) facility shall not exceed
three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) per child.
(b) The department shall provide technical assistance to
facilities on best practices for quality operational
improvements and business management services of child caring
facilities.
(c) The department of health shall contract for delivery
of voluntary family strengthening educational programs to
promote family involvement in children's development.