Provider Types

Provider-Types

Provider Types

Licensed Child Care

Licensed Child Care Centers

May care for 13 or more children under the age of 14 for less than 24 hours per day.

Licensed Child Care Homes

May care for 7-12 children under the age of 14 for less than 24 hours per day.

Registered Child Care Homes

Provide care for up to six children under the age of 14 in the caregiver’s home; they may also care for up to six more school-age children. The number of children allowed in the home is determined by the ages of the children.

Relative Care Providers

Some relatives care for children in addition to working outside the home. The arrangement for child care is with that individual relative only.