What type of license is issued when a program demonstrates compliance but has outstanding obligations?

The correct answer is based on the understanding of various licensing types for child care programs. A provisional status license is specifically issued when a program has met compliance requirements overall but still has some outstanding obligations that need to be addressed. This type of license indicates that while the program can operate, there are certain conditions or actions that still must be fulfilled to maintain full compliance with regulations.

This licensing approach allows the program to continue functioning and serving children while providing the regulatory authority with a mechanism to ensure that the outstanding obligations are resolved within a specified timeframe. In contrast, other license types, such as the annual, probationary, or temporary licenses, either denote different compliance statuses or time-limited operational permissions without the implication of outstanding obligations being actively monitored for resolution.