Or. Admin. R. 414-310-0120 - Exemptions from Licensing
A child care facility is exempt from certification if the facility:
(1) Provides care in the
home of the child;
(2) Is the
child's parent, a guardian or person acting in place of a parent;
(3) Is related to the child by blood,
marriage or adoption within the fourth degree;
(4) Is a member of the child's extended
family unit, as determined by CCLD on a case-by-case basis;
(5) Provides care infrequently or
intermittently, including but not limited to care that is provided during
summer or other holiday breaks when children are not attending school, for
fewer than 70 days in a calendar year;
(6) Is a provider of medical
services;
(7) Provides care for
children from only one family, not including the provider's children;
(8) Provides care for three or fewer
children, not including the provider's children;
(9) Provides care for preschool-age children
that is primarily educational for 4 hours or less per day and where no
preschool-age child is present at the facility for more than 4 hours per
day;
(10) Provides care for
school-age children that is not intended for child care purposes and is
primarily a single enrichment activity, such as swimming lessons, dance
lessons, tutoring, music lessons, sports practice, or any single class in any
subject, where no child attends for more than 8 hours per week;
(11) Provides group athletic or social
activities sponsored by or under the supervision of an organized club or hobby
group. This exclusion applies only to the time engaged in the group athletic or
social activities;
(12) Is operated
by a school district, charter school, political subdivision of this state, or a
government agency;
(13) Operates as
a parent cooperative for no more than four hours a day and:
(a) Care is provided on a rotating basis by
parents that are members of the cooperative; and
(b) Are overseen by a board of directors
responsible for developing written program policies and procedures that are
shared with all members.
(14) Provides care while the child's parent
or person responsible for the child remains on the premises and is engaged in
an activity on site, and:
(a) A facility
informs parents that the facility's program is not licensed by the
state;
(b) Activities do not
include work or attending school; and
(c) Caregivers are always able to contact the
parent(s).
(15) Provide
youth development activities, as defined in ORS 329A.250(14), to school-age
children during hours that school is not in session and which does not take the
place of a parent's care.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.280
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.280
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A child care facility is exempt from certification if the facility:
(1) Provides care in the home of the child;
(2) Is the child's parent, a guardian or person acting in place of a parent;
(3) Is related to the child by blood, marriage or adoption within the fourth degree;
(4) Is a member of the child's extended family unit, as determined by CCLD on a case-by-case basis;
(5) Provides care infrequently or intermittently, including but not limited to care that is provided during summer or other holiday breaks when children are not attending school, for fewer than 70 days in a calendar year;
(6) Is a provider of medical services;
(7) Provides care for children from only one family, not including the provider's children;
(8) Provides care for three or fewer children, not including the provider's children;
(9) Provides care for preschool-age children that is primarily educational for 4 hours or less per day and where no preschool-age child is present at the facility for more than 4 hours per day;
(10) Provides care for school-age children that is not intended for child care purposes and is primarily a single enrichment activity, such as swimming lessons, dance lessons, tutoring, music lessons, sports practice, or any single class in any subject, where no child attends for more than 8 hours per week;
(11) Provides group athletic or social activities sponsored by or under the supervision of an organized club or hobby group. This exclusion applies only to the time engaged in the group athletic or social activities;
(12) Is operated by a school district, charter school, political subdivision of this state, or a government agency;
(13) Operates as a parent cooperative for no more than four hours a day and:
(a) Care is provided on a rotating basis by parents that are members of the cooperative; and
(b) Are overseen by a board of directors responsible for developing written program policies and procedures that are shared with all members.
(14) Provides care while the child's parent or person responsible for the child remains on the premises and is engaged in an activity on site, and:
(a) A facility informs parents that the facility's program is not licensed by the state;
(b) Activities do not include work or attending school; and
(c) Caregivers are always able to contact the parent(s).
(15) Provide youth development activities, as defined in ORS 329A.250(14), to school-age children during hours that school is not in session and which does not take the place of a parent's care.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.257
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.257