Title: Child Care Types - Oregon Early Learning Division
Headings: Types of Care in Oregon
Types of Care in Oregon
Child Care Types
Types of Care

Content: Certified Family Child Care
Certified Family Child Care Overview
The general characteristics of a Certified Family Child Care provider are: The child care business is in a single family home, usually the provider’s own home. License is limited to one provider per household. The provider may hire additional staff. A maximum number of 12 children (16 children with prior approval by the Office of Child Care) are allowed in care at any one time. The provider’s own children are included in the determination of caregiver/child ratio and group size. An environmental health specialist, as well as a licensing specialist from the Office of Child Care must inspect and approve the home prior to a license being issued. Both specialists must conduct an annual inspection before a license is renewed. The, provider, all other residents of the home, substitute caregivers, staff, volunteers, and 18 years of age or older must be enrolled in the Office of Child Care’s Central Background Registry. To find available Certified Family providers in your area, contact 211Info via their website, by dialing 211 toll free, text your zip code to 898211, or email help@211info.org.