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
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) As listed in Table 1 for any group of children, the provider shall:
TABLE 1 |
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Caregiver-to-Child Ratios |
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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:
(3) When caring for children younger than two years old, the provider shall ensure that:
(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:
(5) The provider shall include the provider's and employees' children age four years old or older in care:
(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.