Title: 
Headings: Child Care Regulations in New Hampshire
Child
 
Care
 
Regulations
 
in
 
New
 
Hampshire
 

Overview
 

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
must
 
be
 
licensed
 

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
may
 
operate
 
without
 
a
 
license
 

Age-group
 
definitions
 

Subsidized
 
child
 
care
 

Whom
 
to
 
contact
 

Department
 
of
 
Health
 
and
 
Human
 
Services
 
Office
 
of
 
Program
 
Support
 
Bureau
 
of
 
Child
 
Care
 
Licensing
 

Child
 
abuse
 
reporting
 

Group
 
child
 
care
 
centers,
 
child
 
care
 
nurseries,
 
and
 
school-age
 
programs
 

Licenses
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios;
 
maximum
 
per
 
room
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Director
 

Lead
 
teacher
 

Teacher
 

Associate
 
teacher
 

Child
 
care
 
assistant
 

Substitute
 

Staff
 
training
 

CPR
 
and
 
first
 
aid
 

Staff
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Staff
 
background
 
checks
 

Discipline
 

Parents’
 
rights
 

Health
 
and
 
safety
 
requirements
 

Transportation
 

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Care
 
for
 
sick
 
children
 

Family
 
group
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 

Licenses
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Provider
 

Family
 
child
 
care
 
worker
 

Family
 
child
 
care
 
assistant
 

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
 

Licenses
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Provider
 

Family
 
child
 
care
 
worker
 

Family
 
child
 
care
 
assistant
 

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: Child
 
care
 
nursery. A
 
child
 
care
 
agency
 
in
 
which
 
child
 
care
 
is
 
provided
 
for
 
any
 
part
 
of
 
a
 
day,
 
for
 
five
 
or
 
more
 
children
 
under
 
the
 
age
 
of
 
3
 
years. 14062-0207
 

 
School-age
 
program. A
 
child
 
care
 
agency
 
providing
 
child
 
care
 
for
 
up
 
to
 
5
 
hours
 
per
 
school
 
day,
 
before
 
or
 
after,
 
or
 
before
 
and
 
after,
 
regular
 
school
 
hours,
 
and
 
all
 
day
 
during
 
school
 
holidays
 
and
 
vacations,
 
and
 
which
 
is
 
not
 
licensed
 
for
 
six
 
or
 
more
 
children
 
who
 
are
 
4
 
years
 
and
 
8
 
months
 
of
 
age
 
or
 
older. The
 
number
 
of
 
children
 
shall
 
include
 
all
 
children
 
present
 
during
 
the
 
period
 
of
 
the
 
program,
 
including
 
those
 
children
 
related
 
to
 
the
 
caregiver. Family
 
group
 
child
 
care
 
homes. An
 
occupied
 
residence
 
in
 
which
 
child
 
care
 
is
 
provided
 
for
 
fewer
 
than
 
24
 
hours
 
per
 
day,
 
except
 
in
 
emergencies,
 
for
 
seven
 
to
 
12
 
children
 
from
 
one
 
or
 
more
 
unrelated
 
families. The
 
12
 
children
 
shall
 
include
 
all
 
children
 
related
 
to
 
the
 
caregiver
 
and
 
any
 
foster
 
children
 
residing
 
in
 
the
 
home,
 
except
 
children
 
who
 
are
 
10
 
years
 
and
 
older. In
 
addition
 
to
 
the
 
12
 
children,
 
up
 
to
 
five
 
children
 
attending
 
a
 
full-day
 
school
 
program
 
may
 
also
 
be
 
cared
 
for
 
up
 
to
 
5
 
hours
 
per
 
day
 
on
 
school
 
days
 
and
 
all
 
day
 
during
 
school
 
holidays. Family
 
child
 
care
 
homes.