March 16, 2004 |
2004-R-0330 | |
LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMAL NEIGHBORHOOD CHILD CARE | ||
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By: Saul Spigel, Chief Analyst | ||
You asked whether a person who cares for up to 10 children for one hour once a week for a group of neighborhood mothers must be licensed as a day care provider.
We do not believe that a person providing childcare in this situation needs to be licensed as a day care provider. State law exempts from day care licensing requirements:
1. informal arrangements among neighbors or relatives in their own homes and
2. drop-in supplementary childcare operations for educational or recreational purposes where the child receives such care infrequently when the parents are on the premises (CGS § 19a-77(b) (4) and (5)).
It appears that these exemptions would cover the situation at hand if the mothers met either in a home or in a central location, like a Y or community center.
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