Title: 
Headings: Child Care Regulations in Kentucky
Child
 
Care
 
Regulations
 
in
 
Kentucky
 

Overview
 

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
must
 
be
 
licensed
 

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
must
 
be
 
certified
 

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
may
 
operate
 
without
 
a
 
license
 
or
 
certification
 

Age-group
 
definitions
 

Subsidized
 
child
 
care
 

Whom
 
to
 
contact
 

Cabinet
 
for
 
Families
 
and
 
Children
 

Child
 
abuse
 
reporting
 

Child
 
care
 
centers
 
(Type
 
I
 
facilities)
 

Licenses
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Mixed-age
 
groups
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Director
 

Teacher
 

Assistant
 

Substitute
 

Staff
 
training
 

CPR
 
and
 
first
 
aid
 

Staff
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Staff
 
background
 
checks
 

Discipline
 

Parents’
 
rights
 

Health
 
&
 
safety
 
requirements
 

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Care
 
for
 
sick
 
children
 

Group
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 
(Type
 
II
 
facilities)
 

Licenses
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Mixed-age
 
groups
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Provider
 

Assistant
 

Substitute
 

Staff
 
training
 

CPR
 
and
 
first
 
aid
 

Staff
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Staff
 
background
 
checks
 

Discipline
 

Parents’
 
rights
 

Health
 
and
 
safety
 
requirements
 

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Care
 
for
 
sick
 
children
 

Family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 

Certification
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Provider
 

Assistant
 

Substitute
 

Staff
 
training
 

CPR
 
and
 
first
 
aid
 

Staff
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Staff
 
background
 
checks
 

Discipline
 

Parents’
 
rights
 

Health
 
and
 
safety
 
requirements
 

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Care
 
for
 
sick
 
children
 


Content: Full-
 
or
 
part-time
 
care
 
in
 
a
 
residence
 
for
 
between
 
seven
 
and
 
12
 
children,
 
including
 
the
 
provider’s
 
own
 
children. Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
must
 
be
 
certified
 
Certification
 
is
 
a
 
form
 
of
 
regulation
 
that
 
typically
 
emphasizes
 
self-inspection
 
by
 
the
 
caregiver
 
and
 
encourages
 
active
 
parental
 
monitoring
 
of
 
facilities. In
 
Kentucky,
 
the
 
following
 
form
 
of
 
child
 
care
 
must
 
be
 
certified: Family
 
child
 
care
 
homes. Full-
 
or
 
part-time
 
care
 
in
 
a
 
residence
 
for
 
between
 
four
 
and
 
six
 
unrelated
 
children
 
and
 
up
 
to
 
four
 
related
 
children. More
 
detailed
 
information
 
about
 
child
 
care
 
centers,
 
group
 
child
 
care
 
homes,
 
and
 
family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 
can
 
be
 
found
 
later
 
in
 
this
 
guide. Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
may
 
operate
 
without
 
a
 
license
 
or
 
certification
 
Some
 
types
 
of
 
child
 
care
 
providers
 
are
 
not
 
required
 
to
 
be
 
licensed
 
or
 
certified
 
by
 
the
 
state. There
 
are
 
no
 
agencies
 
investigating
 
or
 
regulating
 
these
 
providers,
 
so
 
be
 
sure
 
to
 
thoroughly
 
check
 
a
 
provider’s
 
background
 
and
 
experience
 
before
 
choosing
 
this
 
type
 
of
 
care. In
 
Kentucky,
 
the
 
following
 
forms
 
of
 
child
 
care
 
are
 
exempt
 
from
 
licensing: Unsubsidized
 
care
 
in
 
the
 
child’s
 
home
 
by
 
someone
 
employed
 
by
 
the
 
parent
 


 
Unsubsidized
 
care
 
provided
 
only
 
to
 
children
 
related
 
to
 
the
 
caregiver
 


 
Unsubsidized
 
family
 
child
 
care
 
for
 
three
 
or
 
fewer
 
children
 
when
 
the
 
provider
 
does
 
not
 
choose
 
to
 
be
 
certified
 


 
Instructional
 
or
 
educational
 
programs
 
for
 
no
 
more
 
than
 
two
 
hours
 
a
 
day
 
or
 
10
 
hours
 
a
 
week,
 
and
 
that
 
operate
 
for
 
fewer
 
than
 
20
 
hours
 
a
 
week,
 
four
 
hours
 
a
 
day
 


 
Programs
 
run
 
by
 
the
 
armed
 
services
 


 
Programs
 
run
 
by
 
religious
 
institutions
 
while
 
parents
 
attend
 
services
 


 
Summer
 
programs
 

In
 
addition,
 
some
 
preschool
 
or
 
kindergarten
 
programs
 
are
 
not
 
licensed
 
by
 
the
 
Cabinet
 
for
 
Health
 
Services
 
or
 
certified
 
by
 
the
 
Department
 
of
 
Education.