Utah Admin. Code R430-90-3 - License Required

(1) A person shall obtain a license for a residential child care certificate from OL if the person provides care:
(a) for direct or indirect compensation;
(b) for each individual child for less than 24 hours a day;
(c) for four or more hours a day;
(d) for nine or more unrelated children;
(e) in the absence of the child's parent;
(f) in the provider's home; and
(g) on a regularly scheduled, ongoing basis.
(2) OL will not issue a license if care is only for related children or on a sporadic basis.
(3) OL may license a provider to provide child care in a facility that is also licensed by OL if the part of the facility requesting a CCL license is physically separate from the other facility services.
(4) A residential child care provider may not be licensed for more than two facilities at the same time.
(5) An individual shall be licensed by OL as a child care provider if they provide child care in the person's home for more than ten children in total under the age of 13, or under the age of 18 if a child has a disability, regardless of whether a child is related to the person providing child care.
(6) A child care center licensee shall comply with Rule R380-600.

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Utah Admin. Code R430-90-3
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-1, effective 12/28/2017 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-08, effective 4/3/2020 Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-17, effective 9/1/2020 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-22, effective 11/9/2023 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2025-10, effective 5/8/2025

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