Group Family daycare – You may accept seven to 12 children aged six weeks to 12 years for more than three hours per day. The care must not be in a residence. Family daycare – You may accept three to six children aged six weeks to 12 years (six weeks to six years in NYC) for more than three hours per day.
Staff-Child Ratios and Maximum Group Size Children's AgesRatio Staff/ChildMaximum Group Size 3 years – 4 years 15 4 years – 5 years 20 5 years – 6 years 253 more rows
7 tips to ease the transition into child care Visit your new center with your child. Talk about childcare with your child. Practice experiences outside the home. Give yourself lots of time for drop off. Ease into it. Ensure your child has proper supplies. Celebrate the time together outside of child care.
Child Daycare Center – You may accept more than six children aged six weeks to 12 years for more than three hours per day. The care must not be in a residence. Small Daycare Center – You may accept three to six children aged six weeks to 12 years for more than three hours per day. The care must not be in a residence.
Group family day care programs may have up to 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years old, plus four additional school-age children. These programs must have a primary on-site caregiver and at least one assistant. There must be one caregiver for every two children who are younger than 2 years old.
As a general rule, any child day care program planning to serve three or more children, for more than three hours a day on a regular basis, must obtain a license or registration.