Title: LARA - Child Care
Headings: Child Care
Child Care
CHILD CARE PROFESSIONAL LICENSING GUIDE
1. HOW THE PROFESSION IS ORGANIZED IN MICHIGAN

Content: There are also specific administrative rules that apply to different types of licensing. The three types of child care provider registration or license are: Family Child Care Home: A Family Child Care Home registration allows a provider to care or supervise from 1 to 6 minor children in a private home (where the licensee permanently resides as a member of the household) for less than 24 hours a day unattended by a parent or legal guardian. The limit on the number of children at a Family Child Care Home does not include children who are related to an adult member of the family by blood, marriage or adoption. It includes care to an unrelated minor child for more than 4 weeks in a calendar year. Group Child Care Home: A Group Child Care Home license allows a provider to care or supervise from 7 to 12 minor children in a private home for less than 24 hours a day unattended by a parent or legal guardian. The limit on the number of children does not include children who are related to an adult member of the family by blood, marriage or adoption. It includes care to an unrelated minor child for more than 4 weeks in a calendar year.