{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"1596.7916","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 1596.7916","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS [1200. - 1796.88.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3.4. California Child Day Care Act [1596.70. - 1596.895.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-2/chapter-3.4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [1596.70. - 1596.7996.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-2/chapter-3.4/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 933, Sec. 1.   (AB 772)   Effective January 1, 2025.","effective":"2025-01-01","html":"<p>“Drop-in childcare center” means any daycare center, as defined in Section <a href=\"/hsc/1596.76\">1596.76</a>, that exclusively offers a program of services for which there is no contract or agreement between any child’s authorized representative and the center for the regular or prearranged schedule of care for any child.</p>","text":"“Drop-in childcare center” means any daycare center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that exclusively offers a program of services for which there is no contract or agreement between any child’s authorized representative and the center for the regular or prearranged schedule of care for any child.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/general-provisions-and-definitions-1596-7916","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}