AN ACT relating to outdoor, nature–based early learning and child care programs.

Amend KRS 199.894 to define "outdoor nature-based early learning and child-care program"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to establish the licensure and operations requirements of outdoor nature-based early learning and child-care programs; establish the Outdoor, Nature–Based Early Learning and Child Care Program Advisory Committee; establish the membership and duties of the committee.

Introduced: January 28, 2026

Last action: February 4, 2026

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This bill would create an official license for outdoor, nature-based early learning and child care programs in Kentucky, setting rules for how those programs must operate. It would also establish an advisory committee to help oversee and guide these programs. Who it may affect: young children, parents seeking nature-based child care options, and providers or operators of outdoor early learning programs.

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