The State shall:
(a) Establish or designate a hotline or similar reporting process for parents to submit complaints about child care providers;
(b) Maintain a record of substantiated parent complains;
(c) Make information regarding such parental complaints available to the public on request; and
(d) The Lead Agency shall provide a detailed description in the Plan of how:
(1) Complaints are substantiated and responded to, including whether or not the State uses monitoring as part of its process for responding to complaints for both CCDF and non-CCDF providers; and,
(2) A record of substantiated complaints is maintained and is made available.
[81 FR 67581, Sept. 30, 2016]