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: Age-group
 
definitions
 

 
Infant: child
 
between
 
birth
 
and
 
1
 
year
 


 
Toddler: child
 
between
 
1
 
and
 
2
 
years
 


 
Preschooler: child
 
between
 
2
 
years
 
and
 
kindergarten
 
age
 


 
School-age
 
child: child
 
in
 
kindergarten
 
or
 
older
 

Subsidized
 
child
 
care
 
The
 
Kentucky
 
Cabinet
 
for
 
Families
 
and
 
Children
 
makes
 
funds
 
available
 
to
 
assist
 
families
 
in
 
need
 
of
 
protection
 
or
 
prevention
 
services,
 
or
 
to
 
help
 
them
 
with
 
child
 
care
 
payments. The
 
amount
 
of
 
the
 
payments
 
depends
 
on
 
family
 
size
 
and
 
income. Recipients
 
of
 
these
 
funds
 
must
 
be
 
working
 
or
 
in
 
training
 
for
 
employment
 
to
 
qualify. Families
 
who
 
are
 
eligible
 
may
 
receive
 
assistance
 
whether
 
their
 
child
 
is
 
in
 
a
 
family
 
child
 
care
 
home
 
or
 
a
 
child
 
care
 
center,
 
as
 
long
 
as
 
the
 
type
 
of
 
care
 
meets
 
state
 
regulations. For
 
further
 
information
 
about
 
program
 
availability
 
and
 
how
 
to
 
qualify,
 
contact
 
the
 
Child
 
Care
 
Info
 
Line
 
at
 
800-421-1903
 
or
 
your
 
local
 
Cabinet
 
for
 
Families
 
and
 
Children,
 
Division
 
of
 
Child
 
Care
 
office. Whom
 
to
 
contact
 
For
 
more
 
detailed
 
information
 
regarding
 
child
 
care
 
regulations
 
in
 
Kentucky,
 
to
 
obtain
 
a
 
copy
 
of
 
the
 
state
 
standards,
 
or
 
to
 
report
 
licensing
 
violations,
 
contact: