AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD CARE REGULATIONS, SAFETY STANDARDS AND OVERSIGHT.

SB 729 restores previous staff-to-child ratios and group size limits for child care centers and removes restrictions on family child care homes providing infant and toddler care. It requires the Office of Early Childhood to collaborate with the Department of Public Health before changing regulations and mandates annual reports on site visits, complaints, deaths, and serious injuries. The bill also prioritizes funding for child care providers and families. These changes aim to strengthen regulatory oversight and protections in early childhood care.