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Family Child Care Homes: A small
child care setting in which the provider cares for children
in the provider's own home. In Ohio, most family child care
is exempt from licensing regulations. There are two types:
- Type B: The most
common family child care home in Ohio. Type B providers
can care for 6 or fewer children at one time and be exempt
from licensing regulations. This includes the provider's
own children under the age of six. A provider can care
for no more than 3 children under the age of two.
- Type A: These providers
can care for 7 to 12 children at one time or more than
3 children under the age of two. They must be licensed
by the Ohio Department of Human Services. The provider
must have another adult assisting when more than 6 children
are present or when there are more than 3 children under
the age of two.
Program Participation: Family child care providers
have the option of participating in two subsidy programs:
- Certification: A
Type B provider can choose to meet state requirements
to provide care for children whose parents' income makes
them eligible for state child care subsidy. Requirements
include a criminal background check (fingerprinting).
Annually there are two monitoring visits by County Department
of Human Services staff, one of which is unannounced.
- 4C-administered Child and Adult
Care Food Program (CACFP):
Providers may participate in the federally-funded nutrition
program that provides partial reimbursement for meals
served to children in family child care homes. 4C administers
the program in Hamilton, Butler and Clermont Counties.
A 4C staff person visits the family child care home three
times each year to monitor compliance with the program
requirements. To participate in the nutrition program,
providers must either be certified or have "alternate
approval" (which requires a criminal background check
and health and safety inspections).
4C Status: Family child care providers have the
option of being listed or registered with 4C.
- Registered refers
to a Type B home that has agreed to meet and maintain
the Minimum Standards for the 4C Registry. Standards include
basic health and safety, TB screening, a self-statement
of non-conviction, and an initial 4C staff home visit.
- Listed refers to
a Type B home that is on the Registry for referrals because
it is certified by the County Department of Human Services
and is a participant in the 4C-administered CACFP Program.
Compliance with 4C Minimum Standards is not required or
monitored. The home is visited 3 times per year by 4C
Child Nutrition Program staff and twice each year by the
County Department of Human Services staff for compliance
with their respective program regulations. Listed may
also refer to a Type A home that is on the Registry because
it is licensed, much like a center, by the Ohio Department
of Human Services.
Types
of regulated care in Ohio
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