275 East Main Street 6E-BFrankfort, Kentucky 40621

Phone: (502) 564-7962Fax: (502) 564-9350

CHFSOIG

DIVISION OF REGULATED CHILD CARE (DLCC)

REGIONAL ENFORCEMENTBRANCHES

Western – HopkinsvilleNorthern – LouisvilleSouthern – LondonEastern – Lexington

Western Enforcement BranchAnna Word, Regional Program Manager

Western State HospitalHopkinsville, KY 42240Phone: (270) 889-6052

Fax: (889)-6089

Northern Enforcement BranchJeannette Hood, Regional Program Manager

L&N Building, 2-WLouisville, KY 40203Phone: (502) 595-4079

Fax: (502)595-5773

Southern Enforcement BranchDeborah Eubank, Regional Program Manager

116 Commerce AvenueLondon, KY 40744

Phone: (606) 878-7827Fax: (606) 878-2773

Eastern Enforcement BranchBetty Short, Regional Program Manager

Veteran’s HospitalP.O. Box 12250

Lexington, KY 40582Phone: (859) 246-2301

Fax: (859) 246-2768

Counties Served – Regional Offices

• Western Northern Southern Eastern• 1. Fulton 33. Hart 49. Monroe 91. Boone• 2. Hickman 34. Larue 50. Metcalfe 92. Kenton• 3. Carlisle 35. Hardin 51. Green 93. Grant• 4. Ballard 36. Breckinridge 52. Taylor 94. Scott• 5. McCracken 37. Meade 53. Marion 95. Franklin• 6. Graves 38. Jefferson 54. Boyle 96. Anderson• 7. Calloway 39. Bullitt 55. Casey 97. Washington• 8. Marshall 40. Nelson 56. Adair 98. Mercer• 9. Livingston 41. Spencer 57. Cumberland 99. Woodford• 10. Crittenden 42. Shelby 58. Clinton 100. Jessamine• 11. Lyon 43. Oldham 59. Russell 101. Fayette• 12. Trigg 44. Trimble 60. Wayne 102. Clark• 13. Caldwell 45. Henry 61. McCreary 103. Bourbon • 14. Christian 46. Carroll 62. Pulaski 104. Harrison• 15. Hopkins 47. Gallatin 63. Lincoln 105. Pendleton• 16. Webster 48. Owen 64. Garrard 106. Campbell • 17. Union 65. Madison 107. Bracken• 18. Henderson 66. Rockcastle 108. Robertson• 19. Daviess 67. Laurel 109. Nicholas• 20. McLean 68. Whitley 110. Montgomery• 21. Muhlenberg 69. Bell 111. Bath• 22. Todd 70. Knox 112. Fleming• 23. Logan 71. Clay 113. Mason• 24. Simpson 72. Jackson 114. Lewis• 25. Allen 73. Estill 115. Rowan• 26. Warren 74. Powell 116. Elliott• 27. Butler 75. Menifee 117. Carter• 28. Ohio 76. Wolfe 118. Greenup• 29. Hancock 77. Breathitt 119. Boyd• 30. Grayson 78. Lee 120. Lawrence• 31. Edmonson 79. Owsley• 32. Barren 80. Knott• 81. Perry• 82. Leslie• 83. Harlan• 84. Letcher• 85. Floyd• 86. Magoffin• 87. Morgan• 88. Johnson• 89. Martin• 90. Pike

CENTRAL OFFICE

• Compliance Branch

– Adverse Action

– Standards

• Operations Branch

– Technical Support

– Quality Improvement

-DRCC ROLES

• CONSULTATION• LICENSURE VISIT• ADD SERVICES• RATING VISITS• ALLEGATIONS

CC/CP Licenses

Child Caring• Group home• Residential• Residential Treatment• Crisis Stabilization• Emergency Shelter• Wilderness Program

Child Placing• Foster homes• Therapeutic foster

homes• Adoptive homes• Independent Living

Child Caring/Child Placing Licenses

Understanding DRCC

The CHFS Office of Inspector General, Division of Regulated Child Care is Kentucky's regulatory agency for licensing all day cares, long-term care facilities, and child adoption/child-placing agencies in the commonwealth. DRCC should NOT be confused with the DCBS Division of Child Care who provides information regarding professional development opportunities for day care staff and other child care professionals, as well as coordinates several subsidy programs.

Day Care Licenses

• Type I - 4 or more children provided care in a business setting, or a part of a home that is used strictly for day care

• Type II - 4 to 12 children cared for in the provider’s home

CERTIFIED FAMILY HOMES

• In-home child care• 4-6 non-related children• Maximum of 10 including related (child,

stepchild, grandchild, niece, nephew, sibling or child in custody of provider)

• No more than 6 children under the age of 6, including the provider’s own children

Non-regulated providers

• Care for three non-related children• Care for related children - must be a

grandchild, niece, nephew, sibling, or own child

• Operate for educational purposes 20 or fewer hours per week and no child attends more than 10 hours per week

Allegation Investigation

• The Call• Priority• Assignment• DCBS involvement

Joint Investigations

• Telephone calls• Visits• Interviews together• Entrance and/or exit together• Sharing information

FINDING

• DRCC’s Determination• DCBS’s Determination• Safety/Prevention Plan• Statement of Deficiencies• Plan of Correction• Follow up