Child & Adult Ratios for Family Child Care
Family Child Care: 10 children or fewer at one time; no more than 6 may be younger than school age.
Group Family Child Care: Up to 14 children at any one time; requires more than one adult.
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Children under school age
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Toddlers (12 mo to 24 mo)
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no more than 3 under 24 months
and no more than 2 under 12 months
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no more than 3 under 24 months and
no more than 2 under 12 months
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no more than 2 under 24 months and
no more than 1 under 12 months
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no more than 4 under 24 months and
no more than 3 under 12 months
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Specialized Infant & Toddler Family Child Care
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no more than 3 under 30 months
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no more than 4 under 30 months with
no more than 2 under 12 months
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no more than 7 under 30 months with
no more than 4 under 12 months
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The following definitions apply to family and group family child care:
INFANT means a child who is at least six weeks of age but less than 12 months of age.
TODDLER means a child who is at least 12 months old but less than 24 months old for family and group family child care (Class A and Class C1,C2, and C3). For specialized infant and toddler family and specialized group family child care (class B1, B2, and D) a toddler means a child who is at least 12 months old but less than 30 months old.
PRESCHOOLER means a child who is at least 24 months old up to the age of being eligible to enter kindergarten within the next four months (May 10).
SCHOOL-AGER means a child who is at least sufficient age to have attended the first day of kindergarten OR is eligible to enter kindergarten within the next four months (May 10), but is younger than 11 years of age.