Information Related to Child Care Programs Overseas
In the case of an overseas location, how can an agency ensure a child
care center or family child care home is safe and appropriate for children
in its care whose parents have applied for the child care subsidy?
Since child care licensing or its equivalent is not a requirement in
all foreign countries, agencies can use a number of alternatives for
ensuring the child care program where their employee subsidy recipients
enroll their children is safe and appropriate. The following list is
not all inclusive. Agencies may devise other strategies for this purpose:
Centers located near military installations: Agencies may choose
to request that a child care specialist at a local military installation
do an on-site evaluation of the child care center or family child care
home using the same evaluation instruments that are used for military
child care.
Local licensing: Some foreign countries and localities have their
own set of regulations for child care. If a locality requires that child
care be regulated, the agency can accept local licensure or proxy for
licensure if appropriate.
Contract for services: Private organizations with international networks
conduct evaluation visits on a contractual basis.