Haw. Code R. § 17-891.2-36 - Staff-child ratio

(a) A family child care home shall provide care for no more than six children at the same time during any part of a twenty-four-hour day. The provider's children that are six years of age or older are not included in this total.

(b) No more than two children under eighteen months of age shall be permitted in the family child care home at the same time. Should there be additional adult help in the home, there may be up to four Children under eighteen months of age, and parents shall be provided with the names of the additional adults who help.

(c) Restrictions as to the number of children permitted shall be made under the following conditions:

(1) Space is unusually limited;

(2) Provider has personal, physical, or psychological limitations;

(3) There is an unusually wide range of ages of the children;

(4) There are children with special needs requiring unusual amounts of special care; or

(5) Provider is dually licensed as a foster home.

(d) When a substitute is called during an emergency or other time when the regular provider is unable to provide care, the name, address, and telephone number of the substitute shall be provided to the department and parent or guardian and meet the following conditions:

(1) A substitute shall meet the requirements in section 17-891.2-35.

(2) When substitute care is provided, except during an emergency, parents or guardians shall be notified at least ten days prior to the use of a substitute.

Notes

Haw. Code R. § 17-891.2-36

[Eff 9/22/2023] (Auth: HRS § 346-172) (Imp: HRS §§ 346-151, 346-154, 346-172; 42 U.S.C. §§ 2002, 2005, 9833)