[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR98.40]

[Page 539]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 98--CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart E--Program Operations (Child Care Services)--Lead Agency and 
                          Provider Requirements
 
Sec. 98.40  Compliance with applicable State and local regulatory requirements.


    (a) Lead Agencies shall:
    (1) Certify that they have in effect licensing requirements 
applicable to child care services provided within the area served by the 
Lead Agency;
    (2) Provide a detailed description of the requirements under 
paragraph (a)(1) of this section and of how they are effectively 
enforced.
    (b)(1) This section does not prohibit a Lead Agency from imposing 
more stringent standards and licensing or regulatory requirements on 
child care providers of services for which assistance is provided under 
the CCDF than the standards or requirements imposed on other child care 
providers.
    (2) Any such additional requirements shall be consistent with the 
safeguards for parental choice in Sec. 98.30(f).