State/Max

[crazydaycarelady]

MT = 6 kids (with 2 additional over 2yo allowed for up to 3 hours a day)

[melissa ann]

PA: 3 unlicensed, 6 if licensed

[Hunni Bee]

VA - 12 total (not counting kids who live in the home), but per caregiver its based on a point system, in which your own kids do count:

infants are worth 4 pts
12-24 months (?) are worth 3 pts
2-5 is 2 points
5-9 is 1 point
over 10 is 0 points.

Each person is limited 16 points max. So the only way you keep the maximum of 12 kids alone is if you have mostly school agers.

[PitterPatter]

WV - 6 kids including your own and no more than 2 under the age of 2 at 1 time.

[countrymom]

ont. 5 kids, not including your own and over the age of 10 don't count in your numbers. I really think it should be more (wait, its slow right now)

[SilverSabre25]

Type B home in Ohio is certified by the state.

The next level up is Type A for a home provider, which you can have 12 kids but need an assistant and you are licensed.

The next level up is center.

One note--Type B does not HAVE to be certified by the state.

[Fruitloops1]

IL-8 kiddos, out of those 8, 3 have to be SA's. Max of 5 under 5. No more than 3 under 24mos.

[itlw8]

MO 10 plus 3 overlap for up to 2 hours a day my kids do not count nor do my grand kids.

[sweetiejen]

IL-8 kiddos, out of those 8, 3 have to be SA's. Max of 5 under 5. No more than 3 under 24mos.

This is only if you are licensed, correct?

I think if you are unlicensed, IL only allows 3 kids including your own!! I have two of my own, so looks like I am forced to get a license (unless anyone knows differently?) Definitely can't survive with just one kid!

[Fruitloops1]

This is only if you are licensed, correct?

I think if you are unlicensed, IL only allows 3 kids including your own!! I have two of my own, so looks like I am forced to get a license (unless anyone knows differently?) Definitely can't survive with just one kid!

Yup unlicensed max of 3, your own children count into that mix too. I am waiting for my license, so I have three enrolled now until my Rep decides to get her happy tush to my house and do her inspection!

[sweetiejen]

Yup unlicensed max of 3, your own children count into that mix too. I am waiting for my license, so I have three enrolled now until my Rep decides to get her happy tush to my house and do her inspection!

Can I ask how long it took for you to go through the licensing process? We're buying a new house next year and I'm wondering if I should start the process now, or wait until we are moved in! We are currently renting to save up our down payment, so we can't start anything until we move.

[DaisyMamma]

VA - 12 total (not counting kids who live in the home), but per caregiver its based on a point system, in which your own kids do count:

infants are worth 4 pts
12-24 months (?) are worth 3 pts
2-5 is 2 points
5-9 is 1 point
over 10 is 0 points.

Each person is limited 16 points max. So the only way you keep the maximum of 12 kids alone is if you have mostly school agers.

That's an interesting way to do it.

I'm a licensed family daycare in CT; 9 max, but at least 3 have to be schoolage and can only be there after or before school. My own kids count. I can only have 2 kids under age 2.
Adding an assistant does not increase the number of kids I can have.

[BumbleBee]

Michigan. 6.

[BumbleBee]

Florida. 1 child per 35 square feet of indoor space. I am licensed for 15, must have 2 providers, but I have 3.

But I'm a center. Wondering if home providers square footage requirements too?

In Michigan we do. 35 sq. Feet of usable indoor space per child cleared by licensing for child care use not including bathroom and storage areas. Outside it's 400 sq. Feet for a family home (6 kids) and 800 sq. Feet for a group home (12 kids)

[Blackcat31]

Florida. 1 child per 35 square feet of indoor space. I am licensed for 15, must have 2 providers, but I have 3.

But I'm a center. Wondering if home providers square footage requirements too?

FAMILY CHILD CARE
MN requires family child care providers to have a minimum of 35 square feet of usable indoor space per child.
....and there must be an outdoor play space of at least 50 square feet per child in attendance, adjacent to the residence, for regular use, OR a park, playground, or play space within 1,500 feet of the residence.

CENTERS
Centers in MN are required to have a minimum of 35 square feet of indoor space available for each child in attendance. (Hallways, stairways, closets, utility rooms, lavatories, water closets, kitchens, and space occupied by cribs may not be counted as indoor space). Twenty-five percent of the space occupied by furniture or equipment used by staff or children may be counted as indoor space.

Outdoor space must have an outdoor activity area of at least 1,500 square feet, and there must be at least 75 square feet of space per child within the area at any given time during use. OR an outdoor activity area within 2,000 feet of the center or transportation must be provided by the license holder. In no case, however, shall the outdoor activity area be farther than one-half mile from the center.