Different between Group and Family Home?

[mrsking14]

Tennessee Licensing has a few different categories including Group Home Childcare, Family Home Childcare, and Childcare Center.

I've read through the regulations of both Group and Family several times and I can't find any differences between the two except the ratio of Group is 1:15 where as Family is 1:7. I'm planning to get licensed in Family as soon as I can.... but do any of you happen to know the difference in the two?

[AmandasFCC]

Not sure about Tennessee, but here the difference between group care and family care is that in group care the licensee/employees must have an ECE. In family care we don't.

[Meeko]

I am group in Utah. Only difference here is that I must have an assistant when I reach over ratio for one person and both providers must have all the training hours etc.

[mrsking14]

It looks like Group settings have to have a few more training hours. I have a CDA so I'm qualified for both to be operating it (even without the CDA I'm qualified). Hm.