Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R381 - Child Care Center Licensing Committee
Rule R381-60 - Hourly Child Care Centers
Section R381-60-10 - Ratios and Group Size

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 381-60-10

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) As listed in Table 1 for any group of children, the provider shall:

(a) maintain at least the number of caregivers and not exceed the number of children in the caregiver-to-child ratio; and

(b) not exceed the group sizes.

TABLE 1

Caregiver-to-Child Ratios

Number of caregivers

Number of Children

Limits for Mixed Ages

1

4 per group

No more than 4 children younger than 2 years old

1

12 per group

No children younger than 2 years old

1

8 per group

2 children younger than 2 years old

1

6 in the facility

3 children younger than 2 years old

2

24 per group

No children younger than 2 years old

2

16 per group

4 Children younger than 2 years old

(2) The provider shall ensure that there are at least two caregivers with a mixed-age group if:

(a) there are more than six children in the facility;

(b) there are more than two infants or toddlers included in the mixed-age group; and

(c) the group has more than six children total.

(3) When caring for children younger than two years old, the provider shall ensure that:

(a) there are no more than four children with one caregiver; and

(b) children are cared for in an area that is physically separated from older children.

(4) If there is only one caregiver in the facility and no children younger than two years old are present, the provider can be temporarily out of ratio if:

(a) a second caregiver arrives within 20 minutes from when the 13th child arrived; and

(b) the total number of children present does not exceed 16.

(5) The provider shall include the provider's and employees' children age four years old or older in care:

(a) in the group size when the parent of the child is working at the facility; and

(b) in the group size and the caregiver-to-child ratio when the parent of the child is not working at the facility.

(6) The provider may include caregivers, student interns who are registered in a high school or college child care course, and volunteers who are 16 or 17 years old in the caregiver-to-child ratio.

(7) The provider shall ensure that guests do not count in caregiver-to-child ratios.

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