Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual
Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies, Facilities and Services
Article I - Licensing/Approval
Chapter 3270 - CHILD CARE CENTERS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 3270.3 - Applicability

Universal Citation: 55 PA Code ยง 3270.3

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) This chapter applies to facilities in which out-of-home care is provided, at any one time, for part of a 24-hour day to seven or more children, 15 years of age or younger, including:

(1) Care provided to a child at the parent's work site when the parent is not present in the child care space.

(2) Care provided in private or public, profit or nonprofit facilities.

(3) Care provided before or after the hours of instruction in nonpublic schools and in private nursery schools and kindergartens.

(b) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) Care provided by relatives.

(2) Care furnished in places of worship during religious services.

(3) Care provided in a facility where the parent is present at all times child care is being provided.

(4) Care provided during the hours of instruction in nonpublic schools and in private nursery schools and kindergartens.

(c) A legal entity seeking to operate a child care facility as defined in this chapter shall apply for an initial or renewal certificate of compliance in accordance with the requirements established in Chapter 20 (relating to licensure or approval of facilities and agencies).

(d) Requirements relating to programs serving only school-age children are in § 3270.241 (relating to requirements specific to school-age programs).

The provisions of this §3270.3 amended under Articles IX and X of the Human Services Code (62 P.S. §§ 901-922 and 1001-1088).

This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 3270.241 (relating to requirements specific to school-age programs).

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