Title: 
Headings:  SECTION FOR CHILD CARE REGULATION
SECTION
 
FOR
 
CHILD
 
CARE
 
REGULATION
 

Child
 
Care
 
Law
 

Child
 
Care
 
Classifications
 

Family
 
Child
 
Care
 
Home
 

Group
 
Child
 
Care
 
Home
 

Child
 
Care
 
Center
 

Nursery
 
School
 

Child
 
Care
 
Programs
 
Operated
 
by
 
a
 
Religious
 
Organization
 

Health
 
Care
 

Nutrition
 

Records
 
and
 
Reports
 

Missouri
 
Department
 
of
 
Health
 
and
 
Senior
 
Services
 
Child
 
Care
 
Rules
 

Care
 
Homes.

Rules
 
for
 
Group
 
Child
 
Care
 
Homes
 
and
 
Child
 
Care
 
Centers.
 

Licensing
 
and
 
Inspection
 
Process
 

Required
 
Staff/Child
 
Ratios
 

Ages
 
of
 
Children
                                                                 
Number
 
of
 
Children
 
per
 
One
 
Adult
 

Child
 
Care
 
Program
 

Buildings
 
and
 
Grounds
 

Furniture,
 
Equipment
 
and
 
Materials
 

Transportation
 

Children
 

Adult
 

Staff/Background
 
Screening
 

*General
 
Requirements
 

Child
 
Care
 
Training
 
and
 
Professional
 
Development
 

Child
 
Care
 
Training
 
and
 
Professional
 
Development
 
Opportunities
 
include:
 

Inclusion
 
Services
  

Child
 
Care
 
Assistance
 
Program
 
through
 
Department
 
of
 
Social
 
Services/Family
 
Support
 
Division
 

Child
 
Care
 
Aware®
 
of
 
Missouri
 


Content: Family
 
Child
 
Care
 
Home
 

 
“family
 
child
 
care
 
home”
 
is
 
a
 
child
 
care
 
program
 
where
 
care
 
is
 
given
 
by
 
a
 
person
 
licensed
 
as
 
a
 
family
 
child
 
care
 
home
 
provider. If
 
there
 
is
 
one
 
adult
 
child
 
care
 
provider,
 
family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 
may
 
be
 
licensed
 
for
 
up
 
to
 
six
 
children,
 
including
 
a
 
maximum
 
of
 
three
 
children
 
under
 
age
 
two
 
and/or
 
for
 
up
 
to
 
ten
 
children
 
including
 
a
 
maximum
 
of
 
two
 
children
 
under
 
age
 
two. If
 
only
 
four
 
children
 
are
 
present,
 
all
 
the
 
children
 
may
 
be
 
under
 
age
 
two. If
 
the
 
provider
 
has
 
an
 
assistant
 
present,
 
the
 
home
 
may
 
be
 
licensed
 
for
 
up
 
to
 
ten
 
children,
 
including
 
a
 
maximum
 
of
 
four
 
children
 
under
 
age
 
two,
 
or
 
for
 
up
 
to
 
eight
 
children
 
who
 
may
 
all
 
be
 
under
 
age
 
two. Group
 
Child
 
Care
 
Home
 

 
“group
 
child
 
care
 
home”
 
is
 
a
 
child
 
care
 
program
 
where
 
care
 
is
 
given
 
by
 
a
 
person
 
licensed
 
as
 
a
 
group
 
child
 
care
 
home
 
provider
 
for
 
11-20
 
children. A
 
group
 
child
 
care
 
home
 
may
 
be
 
a
 
location
 
other
 
than
 
the
 
provider’s
 
permanent
 
residence
 
or
 
separate
 
from
 
the
 
provider’s
 
living
 
quarters. Group
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 
must
 
meet
 
the
 
same
 
requirements
 
for
 
staff/child
 
ratios
 
as
 
child
 
care
 
centers. Child
 
Care
 
Center
 
Child
 
care
 
centers
 
may
 
provide
 
care
 
for
 
any
 
number
 
of
 
children
 
dependent
 
on
 
the
 
director’s
 
qualifications,
 
available
 
staffing,
 
amount
 
of
 
usable
 
indoor
 
floor
 
space,
 
amount
 
of
 
outdoor
 
play
 
space
 
and
 
materials
 
and
 
equipment. A
 
child
 
care
 
center
 
may
 
be
 
in
 
a
 
location
 
other
 
than
 
the
 
provider’s
 
permanent
 
residence
 
or
 
a
 
separate
 
from
 
the
 
provider’s
 
living
 
quarters. Nursery
 
School
 

 
“nursery
 
school”
 
is
 
a
 
program
 
for
 
preschool
 
children
 
that
 
is
 
operated
 
for
 
no
 
more
 
than
 
four
 
hours
 
per
 
child
 
per
 
day.