Title: 
Headings: Child Care Regulations in Kentucky
Child
 
Care
 
Regulations
 
in
 
Kentucky
 

Overview
 

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
must
 
be
 
licensed
 

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
must
 
be
 
certified
 

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
may
 
operate
 
without
 
a
 
license
 
or
 
certification
 

Age-group
 
definitions
 

Subsidized
 
child
 
care
 

Whom
 
to
 
contact
 

Cabinet
 
for
 
Families
 
and
 
Children
 

Child
 
abuse
 
reporting
 

Child
 
care
 
centers
 
(Type
 
I
 
facilities)
 

Licenses
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Mixed-age
 
groups
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Director
 

Teacher
 

Assistant
 

Substitute
 

Staff
 
training
 

CPR
 
and
 
first
 
aid
 

Staff
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Staff
 
background
 
checks
 

Discipline
 

Parents’
 
rights
 

Health
 
&
 
safety
 
requirements
 

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Care
 
for
 
sick
 
children
 

Group
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 
(Type
 
II
 
facilities)
 

Licenses
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Mixed-age
 
groups
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Provider
 

Assistant
 

Substitute
 

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
 

Certification
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Provider
 

Assistant
 

Substitute
 

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 Regulations in Kentucky
Child
 
Care
 
Regulations
 
in
 
Kentucky
 
Overview
 
A
 
summary
 
of
 
child
 
care
 
regulations
 
in
 
Kentucky. Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
must
be
licensed
 


 
Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
must
 
be
 
certified
 


Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
may
 
operate
 
without
 
a
 
license
 
or
 
certification
 


 
Age-group
 
definitions
 


 
Subsidized
 
child
 
care
 


 
Whom
 
to
 
contact
 


 
Child
 
abuse
 
reporting
 


 
Child
 
care
 
centers
 
(Type
 
I
 
facilities)
 


 
Group
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 
(Type
 
II
 
facilities)
 


 
Family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 

Child
 
care
 
is
 
regulated
 
differently
 
in
 
every
 
state
 
and
 
sometimes
 
even
 
in
 
different
 
counties
 
or
 
cities
 
in
 
the
 
same
 
state. In
 
Kentucky,
 
the
 
Cabinet
 
for
Families
 
and
 
Children,
 
Division
 
of
 
Child
 
Care,
 
licenses
 
child
 
care
centers
 
and
 
group
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 
and
 
certifies
 
family
 
child
 
care
 
homes. Other
 
types
 
of
 
local
 
regulations,
 
such
 
as
 
zoning,
 
health,
 
building,
 
and
 
fire
 
safety
 
codes,
 
may
 
also
 
apply
 
to
 
child
 
care
 
facilities. This
 
guide
 
explains
 
the
 
level
 
of
 
quality
 
required
 
by
 
child
 
care
 
regulations
 
in
 
Kentucky. Some
 
child
 
care
 
programs
 
in
 
the
 
state
 
operate
 
at
 
this
 
level
 
and
 
some
 
well
 
above
 
it,
 
such
 
as
 
those
 
that
 
qualify
 
for
 
the
 
Stars
 
for
 
KIDS
 
NOW
 
program,
 
a
 
voluntary
 
quality-based
 
child
 
care
 
star
 
rating
 
system
 
for
 
providers. More
 
information
 
and
 
a
 
list
 
of
 
participating
 
providers
 
can
 
be
 
found
 
at
 
http://gov.state.ky.us/ecd. As
 
a
 
parent,
 
you
 
have
 
your
 
own
 
standards
 
and
 
will
 
look
 
for
 
providers
 
you
 
trust
 
to
 
meet
 
them. Over
 
time,
 
your
 
informed
 
consumer
 
choice
 
and
 
cooperation
 
with
 
the
 
licensing
 
agency
 
can
 
help
 
raise
 
the
 
quality
 
of
 
child
 
care
 
in
 
your
 
community. Both
 
the
 
law
 
and
 
licensing
 
requirements
 
are
 
subject
 
to
 
change.