Some types of child care are not required to be licensed with the Early Learning Division Office of Child Care. The type of care you provide may not be required to be licensed but you may be required to record as a program such as:

• I am related to all the children I care for.

• I am providing care in the home of the child and all children present, not including my own children, reside in the home

• All the children I care for – not including my own children – are from the same family.

• The number of days that I care for children is not more than 70 days in a year.

• I am caring for three or fewer children, not including my own children, at any one time.

• I am operating a parent cooperative child care program. Parents of the children in care must provide care on a rotating basis and the program cannot operate for more than four hours per day.

• I am operating a program in a facility that provides care to children while the parents remain on the premises and are engaged in an activity offered by the facility or in other non-work activity.

For a full list, please visit Oregon Early Learning’s website.

• Child care business is in the provider’s home (one license to one provider per household)

• Max number of children in care at one time is 10 (of the 10, 6 children may be preschool age or younger, 2 of the 6 preschool children may be under 24 months—provider’s own children are included in the number of children in care)

• Registered Family rules and information can be found at Oregon Early Learning’s website.

• Child care business is in a single family home (one license to one provider per household—but provider may hire additional staff)

• Max number of children in care at one time is 12 (16 upon prior approval by Office of Child Care—provider’s own children are included in the group size)

• Certified Family rules and information can be found at Oregon Early Learning’s website.