Section 8203.5 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
8203.5
. (a) The Superintendent shall ensure that each contract
entered into under this chapter to provide child care and development
services, or to facilitate the provision of those services, provides
support to the public school system of this state through the
delivery of appropriate educational services to the children served
pursuant to the contract.
(b) The Superintendent shall ensure that all contracts for child
care and development programs include a requirement that each public
or private provider maintain a developmental profile to appropriately
identify the emotional, social, physical, and cognitive growth of
each child served in order to promote the child's success in the
public schools. To the extent possible, the department shall provide
a developmental profile to all public and private providers using
existing profile instruments that are most cost efficient. The
provider of any program operated pursuant to a contract under Section
8262 shall be responsible for maintaining developmental profiles
upon entry through exit from a child development program.
(c) This section is not subject to Part 34 (commencing with
Section 62000) of Division 4 of Title 2.
(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2011.