Unlicensed Day Care Question ...

[rhondawarren]

Amen!!! I try not to watch more than 5 personally (2 of my own count) so it would be perfect. I could still participate in the FP too!

Don't you have to be licensed in order to participate in the food program?

My children do not count. In the state of Indiana as an unlicensed provider I am allowed to keep 5 unrelated children at a time. So I my own do not count. Thank goodness because I have three and one more on the way!

[rhondawarren]

Wow, those rules are definitely different than my own here. I can only watch 1 child that is unrelated to me or I need to be licensed. My own kids under 13 also count :S At this point, I can ONLY take 1 child that is unrelated to me because I babysit one that IS related to me and I have 4 kids of my own under the age of 13.

That bites What state do you live in?

[rhondawarren]

Same here.

Some people have all the luck.

Laurel

Edited to add: But licensing isn't that hard to get here either. No zoning stuff at all. We have a "state" law that we are allowed to operate. The only thing cities or counties get a say over is a large family child care home and the counties can add more regulations than the mimimum state standards (our county does that). A regular one is legal everywhere in Florida.

I wouldn't say all the luck seeing that in order for me to get licensed I have to go through zoning and meet in front of a board. So making the decision as to whether or not its worth me doing is the question I have to ask myself.

[angiescott]

To be on the food prigram you can do a license exempt route. The applications is on the indiana childcare website. You can also apply to accept state vouchers.

[rhondawarren]

To be on the food prigram you can do a license exempt route. The applications is on the indiana childcare website. You can also apply to accept state vouchers.

Do you happen to know the link I would go to?? :confused:

Also do you know if you are unlicensed do they change the number of children you are able to watch if you get onto the food program?

[proudarmywifewith4]

In Indiana your own children under age seven do count if you are licensed but they do not count if you aren't. You could also keep a relatives child and they would not count if you are unlicensed. And yes you can have 5 children.

When you get licensed (which is a fairly easy process in Indiana) you can have up to ten children alone. 12 with an assistant but all of your children that are under the age of 7 count in those numbers. If you have an infant in care 10 is the limit. If they are all over the age of three you can have 12. An infant counts as under 16 months. If they are over 16 months they must be walking to no longer be considered an infant.

If you have more questions I would be happy to try to answer them.

[rhondawarren]

In Indiana your own children under age seven do count if you are licensed but they do not count if you aren't. You could also keep a relatives child and they would not count if you are unlicensed. And yes you can have 5 children.

When you get licensed (which is a fairly easy process in Indiana) you can have up to ten children alone. 12 with an assistant but all of your children that are under the age of 7 count in those numbers. If you have an infant in care 10 is the limit. If they are all over the age of three you can have 12. An infant counts as under 16 months. If they are over 16 months they must be walking to no longer be considered an infant.

If you have more questions I would be happy to try to answer them.

Thank you very much! That helps clear up things

I was thinking about getting licensed but ... I do not currently have my GED so I would have to cross that hurdle. Another is where I live we would have to go through planning and zoning. So we really are trying to decide if I should just remain unlicensed instead. For now ... I will ... not sure about the future.

As for watching a relatives kid ... can you watch a relatives child if you are being paid and it does not count toward your 5 because they are related? Correct?

[proudarmywifewith4]

Thank you very much! That helps clear up things

I was thinking about getting licensed but ... I do not currently have my GED so I would have to cross that hurdle. Another is where I live we would have to go through planning and zoning. So we really are trying to decide if I should just remain unlicensed instead. For now ... I will ... not sure about the future.

As for watching a relatives kid ... can you watch a relatives child if you are being paid and it does not count toward your 5 because they are related? Correct?

Correct. I dont know how closely related.