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On September 24, 2025, to comply with recent amendments to 22 M.R.S. § 3737(3), the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Department) amended 10-148 C.M.R. ch. 31, Quality Rating and Improvement System: Rising Star for Maine, on an emergency basis to provide that child care providers accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (Accreditation+ tier), the American Montessori Society, the National Association for Family Child Care, the Council on Accreditation, or a Head Start program that meets national Head Start standards, receive the highest rating under the child care quality rating system. This rulemaking adopts that change permanently, and further clarifies that accreditation by any successor organization to those accrediting organizations likewise entitles a child care provider to the highest quality rating.
Additional minor changes were made to update the names of programs, remove criteria that are already required by 10-148 C.M.R. ch. 32, and, using the Department’s professional judgement, clarify language throughout the rule for more fluent implementation. The Department will continue to administer the QRIS within existing administrative resources.
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Office: Child and Family Services
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Email: rulemaking.ocfs@maine.gov
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