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Office of Child Care

An Office of the Administration for Children & Families

What are the new child abuse reporting requirements in the law?

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Publication Date: March 24, 2015

States must certify that all child care providers within the State will comply with child abuse reporting requirements of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), which requires that a State have “provisions or procedures for an individual to report known and suspected instances of child abuse and neglect, including a State law for mandatory reporting by individuals required to report such instances.” Note that this requirement applies to all child care providers within the State, regardless of whether or not they serve children receiving CCDF assistance.

(Reference: Section 658E(c)(2)(L))