Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.06.03 - DAYCARE LICENSING
Section 16.06.03.100 - DAYCARE LICENSING

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 16.06.03.100

Current through September 2, 2024

The purpose of licensing is to set requirements and to monitor compliance. Providers need to be physically and emotionally suited to protect the health, safety, and well-being of the children in their care. Physical surroundings must present no hazards to the children in care.

01. Operator Responsibilities. An operator must conform to the terms of the license.

02. Knowledge of Standards. The operator is responsible for knowing the rules applying to the daycare facility covered by the license, and for always complying with these rules.

03. Staff Knowledge. The operator of a daycare facility is responsible for ensuring that all staff are familiar with these rules.

04. Daycare Standards. Each owner, operator, or applicant seeking licensure from the Department as a daycare facility, must meet the requirements under Title 39, Chapter 11, Idaho Code, and these rules.

05. List of Licensed Daycare Facilities. The Department will maintain a list of all licensed daycare facilities for public use.

06. Exceptions and Exemptions to Daycare Licensing. Under Section 39-1103, Idaho Code, the licensing requirements in these rules do not apply to:

a. Daycare facilities regulated, licensed, or certified by a city or county with local options under Section 39-1108, Idaho Code;

b. The occasional or irregular care of a neighbor's, relative's or friend's child or children by a person not ordinarily in the business of providing daycare;

c. The operation of a private school or religious school for educational purposes for children over four (4) years old, or a religious kindergarten;

d. The provision of occasional care exclusively for children of parents who are simultaneously in the same building;

e. The operation of day camps, programs, and religious schools for less than twelve (12) weeks during a calendar year or not more often than once a week and after school programs for children over four (4) years of age or in kindergarten; and

f. The provision of care for children of a family within the second degree of relationship under Section 011 of these rules.

Effective July 1, 2024

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