What Is A Registered Familiy Home?

Registered Family unit Mean solar day Intendance

Definition:

South Dakota constabulary defines a Family unit 24-hour interval Care Home every bit providing care and supervision of children from more than 1 unrelated family, in a family dwelling house, on a regular basis for part of a twenty-four hour period every bit a supplement to regular parental care, without transfer of legal custody or placement for adoption. A family unit day intendance home may not be registered for care and supervision of more than 12 children at whatever i time including children under the age of half-dozen who are living in the home.

Family unit day care is a service provided in the provider's home.
Family 24-hour interval intendance providers are registered rather than licensed.
Registration is a voluntary process where the applicants declare their intent to provide family 24-hour interval care and concur to comply with standards that have been established past the Section of Social Services.
A registration document is in issue for two years.
Registration is legally mandated when a provider receives bounty from public funds.
Providers who are not receiving reimbursement from public funds and caring for 12 or fewer children can cull whether they want to be registered or not.
A registered family unit twenty-four hours care provider must be at least 18 years onetime.

Process for becoming a registered family day care provider

Health and Safety Regulatory Requirements met past a registered family unit day care provider:

Administrative Rules of Southward Dakota (ARSD) 67:42:03 - Family Day Care Homes
ARSD 67:42:xvi - Scope of Services for Child Care Programs
Due south Dakota Codified Laws (SDCL) Chapter 26-6 - Children's Homes and Welfare Agencies
Family Day Care Handbook

Monitoring and Inspections

Sample Monitoring Grade

Background Checks Required

Email a request for more information or to obtain a packet to beginning the registration procedure link to CCS email address

Call a licensing specialist for more information or to obtain a parcel to start the registration process.