Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

The department of health and welfare is
hereby authorized and directed to issue "basic day care licenses" as provided
in this chapter. The department is authorized to establish procedures for
issuing licenses to day care centers which shall be maintained and operated in
conformity with the standards authorized in this chapter. Nothing in this
chapter shall be construed to limit or restrict the teaching of religious
doctrines, values, or tenets in a facility licensed under the provisions of
this chapter. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
(1) The occasional care of a neighbor's, relative's or friend's child or
children by a person not ordinarily in the business of child care;
(2) The operation of a private school or religious school for educational
purposes for children over four (4) years of age or a religious kindergarten;
(3) The provision of occasional care exclusively for children of parents
who are simultaneously in the same building;
(4) The operation of day camps, programs and religious schools for less
than twelve (l2) weeks during a calendar year or not more often than once a
week; or
(5) The provision of care for children of only one (1) immediate family
in addition to the person's own children.

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