Types of Child Care Options
Family Child Care
- Child care provided in a provider’s home on a regular basis for more than three hours per day per child.
- Ages: six weeks to 12 years.
- Group size: Up to 8 children, if two are school-aged (if not, only up to six).
- No more than two children under two years including the provider’s children.
- No more than 6 children if no infants are present.
- One staff member for every six children, unless infants are present.
- Child care provided in a provider’s home on a regular basis for more than three hours per day per child.
- Ages: six weeks to 12 years.
- Group size: Up to 16 children, if four are school-aged.
- No more than 12 children if no infants are present.
- One staff member for every six children, unless infants are present.
- Must be operated by a provider with at least one assistant present during the hours that care is provided.
- Child care provided in a program or facility, not a provider’s home, to an enrolled group.
- Ages: Six weeks to school-aged.
- Group size: In this setting there cannot be more than: eight children under one year; 10 children from one to two years; 15 three year old children; 20 four year old children; and 25 five year old children.
- Child care provided to children enrolled in school.
- Ages: Kindergarten age to 12 years.
- Group size: Seven or more children.
- There must be one staff member for every 10 children younger than 10 years and 15 children ages ten to 12 years.
- Programs must operate consistent with the local school calendar.