Family home

§42.002(9)

The primary caregiver does all of the following:

• Provides regular care in the caregiver’s own home.
• Serves children whose ages range from birth through 13 years old.
• Provides care for at least four hours a day, three or more days a week, and more than three consecutive weeks.
• Serves no more than three children who are unrelated to the caregiver.
• Serves no more than 12 children total, including children who are related to the caregiver.

Family home

§42.002(9)

The primary caregiver does all of the following:

• Provides regular care in the caregiver’s own home.
• Provides care to no more than six children whose ages range from birth through 13 years old.
• Provides care during after-school hours to no more than six additional elementary school children.
• Serves no more than a total of 12 children at any given time, including children related to the caregiver.

Family home

§42.002(9)

The primary caregiver does all of the following:

• Provides care at the caregiver’s own home.
• Provides care to children whose ages range from birth through 13 years old.
• Serves no more than a total of 12 children at any given time, including children related to the caregiver.

Day-care center

§42.002(7)

The operation does all of the following:

• Provides care at a location other than the home of the director, owner, or permit holder.
• Provides care to seven or more children whose ages range from birth through 13 years old.
• Provides care for less than 24 hours per day, but at least two hours per day, for three or more days per week.

Employer-based day-care facility

§42.151(1)

An operation managed by a small employer that does all of the following:

• Provides care on the employer’s premises and in the same building where the parents work.
• Provides care to no more than a total of 12 children of employees.
• Provides care to children whose ages range from birth through 13 years old.
• Provides care for less than 24 hours per day.

Shelter day-care facility

§42.201(3)

An operation that does all of the following:

• Provides care at a temporary shelter, such as a family violence or homeless shelter, while the resident parent is away from the shelter.
• Provides care for seven or more children whose ages range from birth through 13 years old.
• Provides care for at least four hours per day and three days per week.

Before-school or after-school program

§42.002(20)

An operation that does all of the following:

• Provides care before or after, or before and after, the customary school day and during school holidays.
• Provides care for children who attend prekindergarten through grade six.
• Provides care for at least two hours per day and three days per week.

School-age program

§42.002(21)

An operation that does all of the following:

• Provides supervision, along with recreation, skills instruction, or skills training.
• Provides care before or after the customary school day, and may also provide care during school holidays, summer break, or any other time when school is not in session.
• Provides care for children who attend prekindergarten through grade six.
• Provides care for at least two hours per day and three days per week.