This legislation, titled the Kairo Act of 2025, seeks to bolster the protection of babies and young children in childcare by mandating increased transparency and safety measures. It applies to all childcare providers receiving federal funding, including center-based, family, and sectarian providers, encompassing those receiving Child Care Development Block Grants and Head Start funding. A core provision requires these providers to develop and distribute a parent's bill of rights for childcare. This bill of rights must include contact information for state child abuse hotlines, access to state electronic databases of monitoring and inspection reports, and the ability to review a child's records and facility inspection reports. Parents would also gain access to video recordings of alleged abuse or neglect incidents involving their child, subject to specific conditions to protect the privacy of other children. Furthermore, the bill of rights ensures parents can review staff training records and curricula, and it explicitly prohibits any retaliatory action by providers against parents exercising these rights. Providers must furnish this document to parents within 45 days of the Act's effective date or by a child's first day of service, with the Department of Health and Human Services tasked with notifying all current and future federal funding recipients of these new requirements.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Families
Kairo Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-2425| House
| Updated: 3/27/2025
This legislation, titled the Kairo Act of 2025, seeks to bolster the protection of babies and young children in childcare by mandating increased transparency and safety measures. It applies to all childcare providers receiving federal funding, including center-based, family, and sectarian providers, encompassing those receiving Child Care Development Block Grants and Head Start funding. A core provision requires these providers to develop and distribute a parent's bill of rights for childcare. This bill of rights must include contact information for state child abuse hotlines, access to state electronic databases of monitoring and inspection reports, and the ability to review a child's records and facility inspection reports. Parents would also gain access to video recordings of alleged abuse or neglect incidents involving their child, subject to specific conditions to protect the privacy of other children. Furthermore, the bill of rights ensures parents can review staff training records and curricula, and it explicitly prohibits any retaliatory action by providers against parents exercising these rights. Providers must furnish this document to parents within 45 days of the Act's effective date or by a child's first day of service, with the Department of Health and Human Services tasked with notifying all current and future federal funding recipients of these new requirements.