Utah Admin. Code R430-90-10 - Ratios and Group Size

(1) The provider shall maintain at least:

(a) one caregiver for up to eight children in care; and

(b) two caregivers for nine to 16 children in care.

(2) The provider shall include the provider's and employee's own child 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.

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

(a) there is at least one caregiver for every three children younger than two years old;

(b) each caregiver cares for no more than two children younger than 18 months old; and

(c) there are at least two caregivers if more than three children younger than two years old are present and there are more than six children in care.

(4) The provider may not exceed the group sizes found in Table 1 and Table 2.

TABLE 1 Maximum Group Size With One Caregiver
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 Two Caregivers
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.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R430-90-10

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-8, effective 3/30/2016 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-1, effective 12/28/2017 Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-17, effective 9/1/2020 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-12, effective 6/1/2022 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-22, effective 11/9/2023 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2025-10, effective 5/8/2025