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: An
 
occupied
 
residence
 
in
 
which
 
child
 
care
 
is
 
provided
 
for
 
fewer
 
than
 
24
 
hours
 
per
 
day,
 
except
 
in
 
emergencies,
 
for
 
up
 
to
 
six
 
children
 
from
 
one
 
or
 
more
 
unrelated
 
families. The
 
six
 
children
 
shall
 
include
 
any
 
foster
 
children
 
residing
 
in
 
the
 
home
 
and
 
all
 
children
 
related
 
to
 
the
 
caregiver
 
except
 
children
 
who
 
are
 
10
 
years
 
and
 
older. In
 
addition
 
to
 
the
 
six
 
children,
 
up
 
to
 
three
 
children
 
attending
 
a
 
full-day
 
school
 
program
 
may
 
also
 
be
 
cared
 
for
 
up
 
to
 
five
 
hours
 
per
 
day
 
on
 
school
 
days
 
and
 
all
 
day
 
during
 
school
 
holidays. More
 
detailed
 
information
 
about
 
child
 
care
 
centers,
 
family
 
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
 
Some
 
types
 
of
 
child
 
care
 
are
 
not
 
required
 
to
 
be
 
licensed
 
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
 
one
 
of
 
these
 
types
 
of
 
care. In
 
New
 
Hampshire,
 
the
 
following
 
forms
 
of
 
child
 
care
 
are
 
exempt
 
from
 
licensing: Family
 
child
 
care
 
for
 
up
 
to
 
three
 
children
 
in
 
addition
 
to
 
the
 
provider’s
 
own
 
or
 
adopted
 
children,
 
unless
 
the
 
family
 
child
 
care
 
provider
 
chooses
 
to
 
be
 
licensed
 


 
Child
 
care
 
services
 
offered
 
in
 
conjunction
 
with
 
religious
 
services
 
attended
 
by
 
the
 
parent
 
or
 
offered
 
solely
 
for
 
the
 
purpose
 
of
 
religious
 
instruction
 


 
Complimentary
 
programs
 
operated
 
in
 
connection
 
with
 
a
 
shopping
 
center,
 
ski
 
area,
 
health
 
club,
 
or
 
other
 
place
 
where
 
the
 
parents
 
are
 
in
 
the
 
immediate
 
vicinity
 


 
Programs
 
offering
 
instruction
 
to
 
children,
 
including
 
but
 
not
 
limited
 
to
 
athletics,
 
crafts,
 
music,
 
or
 
dance,
 
the
 
purpose
 
of
 
which
 
is
 
teaching
 
a
 
skill
 


 
Municipal
 
recreation
 
programs
 
When
 
children’s
 
programs
 
are
 
run
 
by
 
public
 
or
 
approved
 
private
 
elementary
 
schools,
 
the
 
Department
 
of
 
Education
 
is
 
responsible
 
for
 
regulating
 
them. When
 
public
 
or
 
private
 
schools
 
or
 
colleges
 
run
 
children’s
 
programs,
 
they
 
are
 
not
 
subject
 
to
 
licensing
 
although
 
many
 
choose
 
to
 
become
 
licensed. Other
 
government
 
agencies
 
that
 
run
 
children’s
 
programs
 
also
 
do
 
their
 
own
 
regulating.