Licensing unit report of visit files, <[197- -ongoing]>.

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Licensing unit report of visit files, <[197- -ongoing]>.

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In its statutory role as advocate for services to children in Massachusetts, the Office for Children regulates provision of day care and substitute care (MGLA c 28A, ss 4(c), 10-13). The office has authority to issue and renew licenses, to investigate complaints filed against providers, and to visit and inspect, at any reasonable time, any facility subject to licensure to determine whether the facility is being operated in compliance with law and regulations (s 10(d)). Series is created by the office's licensing unit to administer and document such visits.

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Massachusetts. Office for Children. Licensing Division.

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St 1972, c 785 established the Office for Children within the Executive Office for Human Services, with a director appointed by the governor (by the secretary of human services per St 1985, c 737, s 30; title changed to commissioner per St 1987, c 553, s 6), and supported by a Statewide Advisory Council (which see). Its functions include serving as an advocate for the needs of children and disseminating information on children's services; promoting development of programs and servic...