Child Care Home, Family

Family child care homes attend to children at the operator’s residence and perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing and overseeing play. This report looks at what is required to run a child care business out of one’s home only.

Forty-four states require a license for family child care homes. On average, these licenses require $79 in fees and 48 days of education and experience, making family child care home the 70th most burdensome occupation of the 102 studied. However, because most states license the occupation, it ranks as the 25th most widely and onerously licensed.

License requirements vary widely across states. North Carolina requires operators of child family care homes to dedicate about 401 days to education and experience (one year of child care experience, 36 hours of training and a four-credit-hour class). However, 21 states require fewer than 10 days of education or experience, and another nine require none at all. Similarly, fees range from $0 in Vermont to $300 in D.C.

Burden Rank	State	States Licensed	Fees	Estimated Calendar Days Lost	Education	Experience	Exams	Minimum Grade	Minimum Age
1	North Carolina	44	$105.00	401	4 credit hours	1 years and 36 clock hours	0	12	21
2	New York	44	$25.00	369	-	1 years and 26 clock hours	0	0	18
3	Nevada	44	$58.25	235	-	1000 clock hours and 11 clock hours	0	12	21
4	Wyoming	44	$89.00	203	16 credit hours	3 months	0	12	18
5	Massachusetts	44	$135.00	189	-	6 months and 32 clock hours	0	12	18
6	Mississippi	44	$160.00	170	24 credit hours	13 clock hours	0	12	21
7	Pennsylvania	44	$40.50	140	-	600 clock hours	0	12	18
8	Virginia	44	$39.00	92	-	3 months and 6 clock hours	0	12	18
9	Oklahoma	44	$53.00	84	12 credit hours	-	0	12	21
10	Washington	44	$42.00	70	10 credit hours	-	0	12	21
11	New Hampshire	44	$34.50	42	6 credit hours	-	0	0	18
12	Alaska	44	$115.00	28	120 clock hours	-	0	0	21
13	D C	44	$300.00	2	-	9 clock hours	0	12	18
14	Ohio	44	$296.00	1	-	7 clock hours	0	12	18
15	Georgia	44	$101.00	31	120 clock hours	16 clock hours	0	0	18
16	Colorado	44	$43.00	3	-	16 clock hours	1	0	18
17	Rhode Island	44	$140.00	4	-	24 clock hours	0	12	21
18	Texas	44	$75.50	7	1 clock hours	30 clock hours	0	12	21
19	Wisconsin	44	$68.00	21	3 credit hours	-	0	0	18
20	Michigan	44	$110.00	1	-	6 clock hours	0	12	18
21	Alabama	44	$49.00	4	-	24 clock hours	0	12	19
22	Kansas	44	$85.00	3	-	15 clock hours	0	12	18
23	Arkansas	44	$50.00	0	-	-	0	12	21
24	Maryland	44	$52.25	5	-	27 clock hours	0	12	18
25	Kentucky	44	$80.00	1	-	6 clock hours	0	12	18
26	Delaware	44	$65.00	2	-	12 clock hours	0	12	18
27	Illinois	44	$27.00	4	-	21 clock hours	0	12	18
28	Nebraska	44	$37.50	0	-	2 clock hours	0	12	19
29	Vermont	44	$0.00	0	-	2 clock hours	0	12	18
30	Florida	44	$70.00	8	-	35 clock hours	0	0	18
31	California	44	$164.43	0	-	-	0	0	18
32	Maine	44	$111.00	1	-	6 clock hours	0	0	18
33	Tennessee	44	$100.00	1	-	4 clock hours	0	0	18
34	Connecticut	44	$52.00	0	-	-	0	0	20
35	Utah	44	$83.00	0	-	2.5 clock hours	0	0	18
36	Oregon	44	$77.50	1	-	5 clock hours	0	0	18
37	Minnesota	44	$65.00	1	-	4 clock hours	0	0	18
38	Hawaii	44	$70.75	0	-	-	0	0	18
39	New Mexico	44	$59.00	0	-	-	0	0	18
40	Montana	44	$37.25	0	-	-	0	0	18
40	West Virginia	44	$37.25	0	-	-	0	0	18
42	North Dakota	44	$20.00	0	-	-	0	0	18
43	Missouri	44	$13.00	0	-	-	0	0	18
44	Indiana	44	$51.95	1	-	7.5 clock hours	0	12	0