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Important Message from Tanya Vasquez, Director, Bureau of Certification
Subject: Revision of definition of relative for a family childcare home.
On May 12, 2017, I sent out a newsletter with the definition of relatives who can be exempt from the count of non-related children in a family childcare home. I am revising that definition based on further review of the law pertaining specifically to family childcare homes.
Here is the revised definition for relative: child, step-child, grandchild, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, niece, nephew, foster child, great-grandchild, great step-grandchild, stepbrother, or stepsister.
This revised definition matches the intent of the law, Article X of the Human Services Code, as the law pertains to family childcare homes, for-profit group homes and for-profit centers.
The term cousin is removed from the previous definition. This is because a cousin, as a relative, only appears in the law Article IX of the Human Services Code for non-profit group homes or non-profit centers.
This revised definition goes into effect the date of the publication of this newsletter for any future inspections completed by the Department of Human Services. If a family childcare home has already reported a cousin as an exempt relative in a previous inspection, the cousin can remain as exempt child until the cousin is no longer receiving care.
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