How Many Kids Are You Legally Allowed To Have?

[Little People]

I don't doubt that you called and got the information. I'm just confused as to why they have it posted all over the website that the limit is 4. I know you said in the other thread you thought it was four also before you called. Did you get that number from the website also? It's just weird.

The only thing I can think of is that when reading the licensing rules they are for FUTURE and Licensed homes and not for unlicensed homes. I really don't know. Have you called your district? Could it be different districts also can have there own set of rules for unlicensed homes?

I got the 4 from the link for TN from daycare.com. I never really though about related children till I had a family member that wants me to watch her children starting in spring and then when cillybean had posted about her numbers. That is when I decided to call and see what they said. And I got my answer, 4 unrelated and 4 related.

Have you called your district??

[QualiTcare]

The only thing I can think of is that when reading the licensing rules they are for FUTURE and Licensed homes and not for unlicensed homes. I really don't know. Have you called your district? Could it be different districts also can have there own set of rules for unlicensed homes?

I got the 4 from the link for TN from daycare.com. I never really though about related children till I had a family member that wants me to watch her children starting in spring and then when cillybean had posted about her numbers. That is when I decided to call and see what they said. And I got my answer, 4 unrelated and 4 related.

Have you called your district??

No the licensing rules on tn.gov are state wide which is why it doesn't make sense

[Little People]

No the licensing rules on tn.gov are state wide which is why it doesn't make sense

Can you call your district on Monday and see what they tell you. If you do please let me know what they say. Since my district and cillybeans districts (we are both in TN but different districts) are saying the same thing, maybe yours will too. Are you licensed or unlicensed?

[QualiTcare]

Can you call your district on Monday and see what they tell you. If you do please let me know what they say. Since my district and cillybeans districts (we are both in TN but different districts) are saying the same thing, maybe yours will too. Are you licensed or unlicensed?

I may call out of curiosity. I actually stopped keeping kids last year 2010 but I was unlicensed n never kept more than 4 but I wouldn't have kept more even if I could.

[AmandasFCC]

I am a licensed provider in BC, Canada, licensed for 7 children including my own. I'm working on obtaining my ECE diploma so I can apply for a Multi-Age In-Home Group Care license for 8 kids (including my own) and more reasonable ratios

[cillybean83]

I feel a lot better today, thanks for asking <3 We got it all sorted out, it's going to work out fine

[Unregistered]

I'm in Indiana. An unlicensed home is allowed 5 unrelated children, and I don't think there's a limit to related children.
A class 1 licensed home is allowed up to 12 children plus 3 school age children during the school year (and however many children they have of their own), but the ages of the children play into that number also (no more than 3 of those children can be under 16 months, and must be walking). so a total of 15 ages 0-school age.
A class 2 licensed home is allowed up to 16 children (and however many of their own children), plus up to 3 school agers during the school year. So a total of 19 ages 0-12.

A provider can have up to 10 children (plus up to 3 school agers over age 6) by themselves and still be in ratio (and however many of their own children) ages 0-6. But if the youngest child is 3 years old the ratio goes up to 12 children for one provider.

I looked at center based care and their school age ratio is 20:1! That's crazy! The other ratios are: 15:1 for 5 yr olds, 12:1 for 4 yr olds, 10:1 for 3 yr olds, 5:1 for 2 yr olds and toddlers, and 1:4 for infants. So between ages 2 and 3 the ratio doubles!

How many of you providers who only provide care for school agers think you can manage 20 of them by yourself?

[Mrs.Ky]

Here in NC unlicensed can have 2 unrelated to you and your own do not count. Summer programs and drop in care have different guidelines.

[Little People]

i feel a lot better today, thanks for asking <3 we got it all sorted out, it's going to work out fine

great!!

[Michelle]

I'm not 100% sure of the unlicensed rules in California because I am licensed, but I think I heard that you can have 1 related family (no limit), and either 1 or 2 un-related families (no limit), plus your own.

Now I'm curious and totally going to call Monday! !

I'm in Ca.
It's one unrelated family... doesn't matter how many siblings, so Little Monkey's...I will be giving octomom your phone number, o.k?
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[dEHmom]

Manitoba, Canada

Unlicensed 4 kids including your own.

Licensed it's 8 kids/licensed provider (so you can hire other licensed providers) including your own.

[momofsix]

I wish I lived anywhere but MI, here we must be licensed to care for any unerelated child-period. Even one. It's crazy, I think.

[ammama]

I'm in Alberta. Unlicensed, you can have 6 kids under 12 yrs of age, not including your own children. If you go through an agency (which is the equivalent of licensed) , you can have 6 children under 12 yrs of age, INCLUDING your own, and there are age limits (only 3 under 3yrs, only 2 under 2 yrs). I go through an agency now, so 4 dck's plus my own 2 kids. When baby is born in June, I will go private so that I can keep my 4 dck's, plus my own 3 kids.

[AnythingsPossible]

Unlicensed in our state we can watch 2. Licensed, it depends on the available space. I can have 10 plus my own children that are SA. If children are under 5, they count in our numbers. On days when everyone is in care and there is no school, I have 13. Luckily I don't run full very often!!

[Unregistered]

Is anyone from Georgia? I was wondering how many you could keep unlicensed.