(a) A provider of a family day care home may care for no more than 12 children, including the provider’s own children who are under the age of 6 years. If there are more than four children under the age of 18 months in the day care home, there must be a registered provider and a second registered provider or registered helper present. If there are more than eight children under the age of 18 months present in the day care home, then a third registered provider or registered helper must be present.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2010, a provider of a family day care home may care for a maximum of 12 children, including the provider’s own children who are under the age of six years. No more than four of the 12 children may be under the age of two years, and no more than two of these four children may be under the age of one unless there is a registered helper in the home. If a provider cares for children under two years of age, the provider must maintain an adult child ratio of one adult to four children for children under the age of two.
(c) Family day care providers caring for special needs children will need to decrease the number of children according to the special needs child’s plan of care and individual needs.
(1992 Code, § 19-128.1) (Ord. 91-08, passed 7-14-2008)