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- Early Childhood Services Act
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Document at 16 June 2023
Early Childhood Services Act
1
INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION
1
Definitions
2
Application
2.01
Policies and guidelines
2.02
On-line registry
1.1
EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS
2.1
Powers of the Minister
2.2
Investigations
2.3
Policies and guidelines
2
EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE FACILITIES
2.4
Excluded services
3
General prohibition
Licensing of early learning and childcare facilities
4
Licence required
5
Application for licence
6
Issuance of licence
7
Terms and conditions
7.1
Notice of change
8
Licence not transferable
9
Expiry
10
Refusal to issue licence
11
Application to renew licence
12
Renewal of licence
13
Refusal to renew licence
14
Continuation of licence
15
Waiting period after refusal or revocation
Designation of early learning and childcare facilities
15.1
Designation
15.2
Renewal of a designation
15.3
Schedule of wage rates
15.4
Designation agreements
15.5
Deemed designation
15.6
Designation on or before October 31, 2022
Requirements of early learning and childcare facilities
16
Location of operation
17
Transportation of children
18
Curriculum framework
18.1
Inclusion
19
Staff training and qualifications
19.1
Checks of staff members
20
Records and other documents
21
Duty to post
Inspections of licensed facilities
22
Inspections
23
Inspection report
24
Removal of records and documents
25
Confidentiality of information
26
Obstruction of inspectors
27
Inspectors
Enforcement
28
Order for compliance
28.1
Protection order
28.2
Court order
28.3
Suspension of grant – designated facility
29
Probationary licence
30
Revocation of licence - grounds
31
Revocation of licence - procedure
32
General duty to notify
Review of decisions
33
Persons entitled to review
34
Request for review
35
Decision stayed
36
Review of decision
Unlicensed early learning and childcare facilities
37
Investigation of unlicensed facility
38
Obstruction
39
Order to cease operations
40
Interim permit
2.1
CHILDCARE GRANTS
40.01
Non-application of Part
40.011
Provision of grants
40.02
Application for grant
40.021
Financial and other records
40.03
Discontinue, suspend, vary, cancel or terminate grant
40.04
Collection, use and disclosure of personal information - grants
40.05
Repayment of grant
40.06
Operator entitled to review
40.07
Request for review
40.08
Review of decision
40.09
Notice
3
CHILDCARE GRANTS
Repealed: 2012, c.13, s.2
40.1
Non-application of Part
41
Provision of grants
42
Application for grant
43
Financial and other records
43.1
Collection, use and disclosure of personal information – grants
44
Repayment of grant
4
CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES
45
Definitions
46
Provision of assistance
47
Application for assistance
48
Deemed compliance
48.1
Collection, use and disclosure of social insurance number to determine eligibility for assistance
49
Payment to facility
50
Minister’s discretion respecting assistance
50.1
General duty to notify
51
Repayment of assistance
52
Recovery of repayment
53
Certificate of indebtedness
53.1
Parent entitled to review
53.2
Request for review
53.3
Review of decision
54
Appeal
5
GENERAL
55
Confidentiality of information
56
Exemptions
57
Delegation
58
Certificate as evidence
59
Report or document as evidence
60
Offences and penalties
61
Order of court on conviction
62
Administration
63
Regulations
6
MISCELLANEOUS
Transitional Provisions
64
Transitional
Consequential Amendments
65
Family Income Security Act
66
Family Services Act
67
Paragraph 19(2)(c) of...
68
Public Health Act
69
Section 2 of...
70
Subsection 7(3) of...
Repeal
71
New Brunswick Regulation 83-85 under the Family Services Act
71.1
New Brunswick Regulation 2005-19 under the Family Services Act
Commencement
72
Commencement