CASE NOTE: Cooper Clinic, P.A. v. Barnes: The Arkansas Child Maltreatment Act and Its Fatal Ambiguities*Brandon J. Massey
If a child is placed into a foster home by the department, the family may be eligible to become the child’s Adoptive Family. If the department does select the foster parents as the adoptive parents, a home study will need to occur within 45 business days and the family is not required...
A satellite photo or diagram of the home’s playground that clearly identifies the perimeter of the playground, with measurements, and identifies each piece of equipment must be submitted to the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education. Registered ch...
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) and its Division of Childcare and Early Childhood Education are responsible for licensing and regulating daycare centers in Arkansas. Knowledge of the state’s licensing procedures is the first step to launching a successful daycare business in Arkansas....
DepartmentofArkansasStatePoliceisresponsibleforenforcementofthetrafficlaws,criminallaws,investigationofmotorvehicularcrashes,casesofchildabuse,maltreatmentandneglect,protectionofthepublicandpublicpropertyandapprehensionofcriminals.Additionally,theASPisresponsiblefordriver’slicensetestingandotherregulatoryfunctions.ArkansasState...