Licensing for Family Child Care Homes

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About Family Child Care Homes

Family child care homes are private homes that meet the following criteria:

• Provide care for up to six children, including the provider’s children, who are not in school full-time
• During the school year, providers may take up to three additional children who are in school full-time
• If the provider has more than three children in school full-time, all of them are permitted
• Care is provided for no less than three and no more than twelve hours within a 24-hour period on a regular basis
• More than twelve hours of care is allowed on an intermittent basis, but may not exceed 72 consecutive hours.

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