Types of Care
Definitions
For Family Child Care:
Family child care is home-based care provided for a portion of
the day in a private family home for compensation. The home must be
inhabited by the family/individual who is providing care, and the provider's
hours of operation may not exceed eighteen (18) hours in a 24 hour period.
Under state law, only family child care provided for 4-6 children must
be regulated. Under WV Code, Chapter §49-2B-9 family child care providers
caring for fewer than four children (informal family child care) or
only for related children (relative family child care) are exempt from
state regulatory requirements. These informal and relative providers
may, however, be approved in order to receive subsidy payments through
the child care certificate system. The following terms apply to these
three types of family child care providers.
Informal Family
Child Care:
An informal family child care home provides care for three (3) or
fewer children. At least one (1) child is not related to the caregiver
and the provider must be requesting reimbursement for at least one (1)
child through the child care certificate system. Informal child care
providers must receive approval in order to accept child care certificate
funds.
Registered Family
Child Care Home:
A facility used to provide nonresidential child care for compensation
in the provider's home. A registered provider may care for four (4)
to six(6) children, including children who are living in the household,
who are under six (5) years of age. No more than two (2) of the total
number of children may be under twenty-four (24) months of age.
Relative Family
Child Care:
A relative family child care home provides care only to children related
to the caregiver. The caregiver must be a grandparent, great grandparent,
aunt, uncle, great-aunt, great-uncle or adult sibling and must be seeking
reimbursement through the child care certificate system. This type of
care must receive approval in order to accept child care funding.
Definition of Family
Child Care Facility:
A family child care facility serves groups of seven (7) to twelve (12)
children for four (4) or more hours per day. The provider may care for
no more than four (4) children under the age of 24 months nor more than
twelve (12) children in total, including children residing in the home
under the age of six (6) years. Care may be in the operator's home or
in a facility that is not inhabited by the provider.
Definition of Family
Child Care Facility:
A Child Care Center serves groups of thirteen (13) or more children
for four (4) or more hours per day.
The Child Care Resource Center, sponsored by Catholic
Charities WV, is a separate entity from the
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (Department).
The Department has not control over the daily operations of the
Child Care Resource Center, nor is it liable for the actions of
the Child Care Resource Center. This program is being presented
with financial assistance as a grant from the West Virginia Department
of Health and Human Resources. |
