Which divisions must approve a foster home providing both daycare and foster care?

Which divisions must approve a foster home providing both daycare and foster care?

• A. Residential Child-Care Division and Child Day-Care Division of Licensing
• B. Only the Residential Division
• C. Only the Child Day-Care Division
• D. The county health department

Answer: (A)

When a foster home also provides daycare, it falls under two separate regulatory tracks: residential child-care licensing for the foster care setting and child-day-care licensing for the daycare operations. Each division reviews and approves the facility for its specific service, covering factors like staff qualifications, background checks, space and safety, recordkeeping, and program operations. Because the home is operating as both a foster home and a daycare, both licenses must be in place and approved. The county health department does not issue these licenses; licensing comes from the residential and child-day-care divisions.

When a foster home also provides daycare, it falls under two separate regulatory tracks: residential child-care licensing for the foster care setting and child-day-care licensing for the daycare operations. Each division reviews and approves the facility for its specific service, covering factors like staff qualifications, background checks, space and safety, recordkeeping, and program operations. Because the home is operating as both a foster home and a daycare, both licenses must be in place and approved. The county health department does not issue these licenses; licensing comes from the residential and child-day-care divisions.