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Starting July 1, 2021, the fee for late license and certificate renewals will increase from $15.50 to $31. This increase was in SB 8, which passed in the 2021 General Legislative Session.

Starting June 1, 2021, funds from federal grants administered by the Office of Child Care are available to cover required Child Care Licensing Fees.
Only the following fees will be subsidized and won't require payment:

• New License and Residential Certificate Fees
• Renewal License and Residential Certificate Fees
• New Center Fees
• Center Per Child Fees
• Background Check Fees
• Fingerprint Fees

The APPLETREE Program aims to reduce children's exposure to harmful pollutants in their environment. For more information, visit the Utah APPLETREE Program - Utah Choose Safe Places for Early Care and Education. They are looking for feedback on how they can better serve you. To provide feedback, go to Utah Choose Safe Places Activities Survey. Two survey participants will be randomly selected to win a Utah Department of Health swag box for filling out the survey.

We are interested in your feedback concerning our training. To give feedback, please complete the Training Survey.

In an effort to help with staffing, we are allowing the following until the necessary rule changes are made:

• The director designee must be at least 18 years old.
• Caregivers who are 16 or 17 years old can have unsupervised access to children if:
  -- They are not volunteers,
  -- They are not left unsupervised for more than 2 consecutive hours per group of children, and
  -- The director or director designee is at the facility or on the off-site activity.

Starting May 1, 2021, all new covered individuals will need to fully clear the CCL background check prior to becoming involved with child care in your program. The Utah Department of Health Office of Background Processing and Security will no longer temporarily clear covered individuals who have not submitted fingerprints.

During inspections, licensors will ask to see a government-issued photo ID (or a copy of that ID) for each covered individual. This is to verify the identity of the covered individual and to ensure all covered individuals passed the background check.

The Covid-19 Child Care Manual contains information to help child care providers make the best decisions to ensure the health and safety of children in their care.

For the latest information about the Coronavirus in Utah, go to coronavirus.utah.gov.