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Puerto Rico Regulations
The regulations listed below are current as of August 22, 2007

Puerto Rico has three documents regulating health and safety in child care.
Effective Date
Child Care and Development Centers
(Reglamento para el Licenciamiento y Supervisión de Hogares de Cuidado y Desarrollo para Niños y Niñas)		 June 2002
Child Care and Development Homes
(Reglamento para el Licenciamiento y Supervisión de Hogare de Crianza para el Cuidado de Niños y Niñas)		 June 2002
Children's Group Homes and Institutions (including day camps and extended stay facilities)
(Reglamento para el Licenciamiento y Supervisión de Hogares de Groupo e Instituciones)		 June 2002

Licensing Contact

Programa para el Cuidado y el Desarrolo del Niño
Pda 2 Ponce de Leon Ave
San Juan, PR 000901

Phone: (787) 724-7532 or (787) 724-7534
E-mail: msobrino@acuden.gobierno.pr


Links to other Puerto Rico Child Care Contacts

Head Start State Collaboration Office - Not Available
State Child Care and Development Fund - Not Available
State Child Care Resource and Referral Agency- Not Available
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