Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R430 - Residential Child Care Licensing
Rule R430-90 - Licensed Family Child Care
Section R430-90-10 - Ratios and Group Size
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The provider shall maintain at least:
(2) The provider shall include the provider's and employees' children age four years old or older in care:
(3) When caring for children younger than two years old, the provider shall ensure that:
(4) The provider may not exceed the group sizes found in Table 1 and Table 2.
TABLE 1 MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE WITH 1 CAREGIVER |
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Number of provider's and caregiver's own children ages 4-12 years present during child care hours |
Maximum allowed number of children in care, including the provider's and caregivers' own children younger than 4 years old |
Total number of children present in the home during child care hours |
0-4 Children |
8 Children |
12 Children |
5 Children |
7 Children |
12 Children |
6 Children |
6 Children |
12 Children |
7 Children |
5 Children |
12 Children |
8 Children |
4 Children |
12 Children |
9 Children |
3 Children |
12 Children |
10 Children |
2 Children |
12 Children |
11 Children |
1 Child |
12 Children |
TABLE 2 MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE WITH 2 CAREGIVERS |
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Number of provider's and caregiver's own children ages 4-12 years present during child care hours |
Maximum allowed number of children in care, including the provider's and caregivers' own children younger than 4 years old |
Total number of children present in the home during child care hours |
0-8 Children |
16 Children |
24 Children |
9 Children |
15 Children |
24 Children |
10 Children |
14 Children |
24 Children |
11 Children |
13 Children |
24 Children |
12 Children |
12 Children |
24 Children |
13 Children |
11 Children |
24 Children |
14 Children |
10 Children |
24 Children |
15 Children |
9 Children |
24 Children |
16 Children |
8 Children |
24 Children |
17 Children |
7 Children |
24 Children |
18 Children |
6 Children |
24 Children |
19 Children |
5 Children |
24 Children |
20 Children |
4 Children |
24 Children |
21 Children |
3 Children |
24 Children |
22 Children |
2 Children |
24 Children |
23 Children |
1 Child |
24 Children |
(5) The provider may include caregivers and volunteers who are 16 or 17 years old in the caregiver-to-child ratio.
(6) The provider shall ensure that guests do not count in caregiver-to-child ratio.