| Program of Limited Duration |
Criteria for Exemption |
|---|---|
| (1) Parents on the Premises |
(A) The program operates in association with a shopping center, business, and other activities such as retreats or classes for religious instruction; (B) The program does not advertise as a child-care facility or day-care center and informs parents that it is not licensed by the state; (C) The parent or person responsible for the child attends or engages in some elective activity nearby, part-time employees or contractors who conduct the elective activity may use the program meeting the limits stated in subparagraph (D) of this part of the chart. A caregiver for the program may use the program for the caregiver's own children as long as the child remains with a caregiver; (D) A child may only be in care for up to four and one half hours per day and: (i) For up to 12 hours per week; or (ii) For up to 15 hours per week if care is provided so a person may attend an educational class provided by a nonprofit entity, and the program is in a county with a population of 800,000 or more and the county is adjacent to an international border; and (E) The program's caregivers must be able to contact the parent or person responsible for the child at all times. |
| (2) Short- Term Program |
(A) The program operates for less than three consecutive weeks and less than 40 days in a period of 12 months; and (B) It is not a part of an operation subject to our regulation. |
| (3) Religious Program |
(A) It is a program of religious instruction such as Sunday school or weekly catechism; or (B) It is a religious program that lasts two weeks or less. |
| (4) Foreign Exchange/ Sponsorship Program |
(A) It is a living arrangement in a caretaker's home where: (i) An unrelated child or sibling group lives in the person's home; (ii) Each child is in the United States on a time-limited visa; and (iii) Each child is under the sponsorship of the person with whom they are living or the sponsorship of some organization. |