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Inspections/Monitoring Visits
| State |
Scope of Regulations |
Monitoring Visits |
Visit Type |
| # of children when regulation begins* |
Licensing Scope Comments |
Provider's Own Children Counted |
#of times visited |
Per how many years |
Visit before licensing |
Visit when there is a complaint |
Visit Comments: |
Routine visits unannounced |
Complaint visits unannounced |
| Idaho |
|
does not license family child care |
No |
|
|
No |
No |
|
No |
No |
| Iowa |
6 |
|
No |
1 |
5 |
No |
Yes |
|
No |
No |
| Kansas |
1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
No |
Yes |
|
No |
No |
| Louisiana |
7 |
|
No |
|
|
No |
No |
|
No |
No |
| Montana |
3 |
|
Yes |
1 |
5 |
No |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| New Jersey |
6 |
No licensing for under 6 children. At 6 children, center regulations are enforced. |
No |
|
|
No |
No |
|
No |
No |
| Ohio |
7 |
|
No |
|
|
No |
No |
|
No |
No |
| Pennsylvania |
4 |
|
No |
|
|
No |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
| South Dakota |
13 |
Rating of zero because SD does not have regulations for small homes. |
Yes |
|
|
No |
No |
|
No |
No |
| Virginia |
7 |
|
No |
|
|
No |
No |
|
No |
No |
| West Virginia |
5 |
|
No |
1 |
1 |
No |
No |
|
Yes |
No |
| Delaware |
1 |
|
No |
|
|
No |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Florida |
3 |
1 family can have unlimited children |
No |
|
|
No |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
| Georgia |
4 |
|
No |
|
|
No |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Michigan |
1 |
|
Yes |
1 |
10 |
No |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Arizona |
6 |
|
Yes |
1 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
| Kentucky |
5 |
|
No |
1 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
No |
| Maine |
4 |
|
No |
1 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Massachusetts |
1 |
|
Yes |
1 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Minnesota |
3 |
|
No |
1 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Missouri |
6 |
|
No |
2 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Nebraska |
5 |
|
No |
1 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| New Hampshire |
3 |
|
Yes |
1 |
3 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| New York |
3 |
|
Yes |
0 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
| North Dakota |
6 |
|
Yes |
2 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Visits may occur, but the regulations do not state how often |
Yes |
Yes |
| Oklahoma |
1 |
|
Yes |
3 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Texas |
5 |
|
No |
1 |
3 |
Yes |
Yes |
Regulations state there will be an investigation when there is a complaint. It is not stated if there is an inspection. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Vermont |
3 |
Licensing begins once the provider cares for 3 families. |
No |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Washington |
1 |
|
Yes |
1 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Wisconsin |
5 |
|
No |
1 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Wyoming |
4 |
|
No |
3 |
1 |
Yes |
No |
|
No |
Yes |
| Alabama |
1 |
|
Yes |
1 |
2 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Alaska |
5 |
|
Yes |
1 |
2 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Arkansas |
6 |
|
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| California |
2 |
2 families, not children |
Yes |
1 |
3 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Colorado |
2 |
No limit if children all from one family |
No |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Connecticut |
1 |
|
Yes |
1 |
3 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Department of Defense |
1 |
|
Yes |
4 |
1 |
Yes |
No |
Complaint visit not specified |
Yes |
No |
| District of Columbia |
1 |
|
Yes |
2 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
| Hawaii |
3 |
|
No |
1 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
| Illinois |
4 |
|
No |
1 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Indiana |
6 |
|
Yes |
1 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Maryland |
1 |
|
Yes |
2 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Mississippi |
6 |
|
No |
1 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Nevada |
6 |
|
No |
3 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| New Mexico |
5 |
|
Yes |
4 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| North Carolina |
4 |
|
No |
1 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Oregon |
4 |
|
Yes |
1 |
2 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
| Rhode Island |
5 |
|
No |
1 |
2 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| South Carolina |
1 |
|
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Inspections occur before licensing. Regulations do not state if inspections are annually. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tennessee |
5 |
|
Yes |
6 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Utah |
6 |
|
No |
2 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
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