Nh licensing rules child care

Family Group Child Care Home: a child care program operated in a home in which the provider resides. In a family group child care home one provider and one family child care worker or assistant may care for 7 to 12 preschool children plus up to 5 children enrolled in a full-day school program.

The number of children younger than 36 months of age that may be cared for is limited. Group Child Care Center: a center-based child care program that cares for 1 or more children ages 3 to 6 years of age, up to 4 of whom may be younger than 3 years of age, plus 5 children enrolled in a full-day school program. Preschool Program: a center-based child care program that provides care and a structured program for children 3 years of age and older who are not attending a full day school program.

Preschool programs can care for children up to 5 hours per day. School Age Program: a family or family group child care program that elects to care for 6 or more school age children who are enrolled in a full-day school program, or a center-based child care program that cares for 6 or more children ages 4 years and 8 months of age or older who are enrolled in a kindergarten program or full-day school program.

Child care programs are also required to meet health and safety training requirements. The CCLU provides monitoring and inspection reports for each on-site visit to a child care program. CCLU accomplishes this through on-site evaluations, monitoring, and investigations that ensure compliance with NH Rules.

This report outlines if there were any health and safety violations and action step s that child care programs have implemented or will implement to correct the violation s.

The CCLU currently post the last five years of monitoring and inspection reports for the families and program to access. Additional past reports can be requested by contacting the CCLU. In addition, the CCLU issues licenses, initiates appropriate disciplinary action when necessary for compliance and the protection of children and provides consultation and technical assistance to help understand licensing regulations to programs.

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