Section 1596.86 Of Article 2. Administration Of Child Day Care Licensing From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3.4. >> Article 2.
1596.86
. (a) The director shall annually publish and make available
to interested persons a list or lists covering all licensed child
day care facilities, other than small family day care homes, and the
services for which each facility has been licensed or issued a
special permit. The lists shall also specify the licensed capacity of
the facility and whether it is licensed by the department or by
another public agency.
(b) To encourage the recruitment of small family day care homes
and protect their personal privacy, the department shall prevent the
use of lists containing names, addresses and other identifying
information of facilities identified as small family day care homes,
except as necessary for administering the licensing program,
facilitating the placement of children in these facilities, and
providing the names and addresses to resource and referral agencies
funded by the State Department of Education, food and nutrition
programs funded by the State Department of Education, alternative
payment programs funded by the State Department of Education, county
programs under the Greater Avenues for Independence Act of 1985
(Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3
of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code), family day care
organizations, or specialized health care service plans licensed
under the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, as
contained in Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 1340), which
provide employee assistance program services that include child care
referral services. Upon request, parents seeking local day care
services may receive the names and telephone numbers of local small
family day care providers.
(c) The department, in consultation with the Child Development
Division of the State Department of Education, shall adopt
regulations relating to the confidentiality of information provided
pursuant to subdivision (b) on small family day care homes. These
regulations shall include procedures for updating lists or other
information on small family day care providers to ensure referral
only to licensed homes in good standing with the department. Any
person or entity violating the regulations under this subdivision may
be denied access by the department to information on small family
day care homes and shall be reported by the department to the
appropriate funding or licensing department.