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CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS 8 CCR 1403-1 Colorado Child Care Assistance Program
106 1. Qualified exempt child care provider: A non-licensed family child care home in which less than twenty-four (24) hour care is given at any one time that meets one of the following: a. For a relative qualified exempt provider, any number of children directly related to the provider; or b. For a qualified exempt provider that is not a relative of the children in care, no more than four (4) children in care, with no more than two (2) children under the age of two (2) years at any one time. 1) if the provider’s own children are in the provider’s care, the provider’s children count towards the maximum capacity of four (4). c. The federal regulations found at 45 CFR 98.41(a)(1)(i)(B)(1) (2024), are herein incorporated by reference. No later editions or amendments are incorporated. These regulations are available at no cost from the United States Department of Human Services at https://www.hhs.gov/. These regulations are available for public inspection and copying at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, 710 S. Ash St., Denver, CO 80246, during normal business hours. Pursuant to the federal regulations, he relationships for care outlined in (A)-(B) of this rule section include: 1) “Relative in-home care” means care provided by a relative in the child’s own home by a person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, does not meet the definition of “adult caretaker” or “teen parent”; is related to the child through marriage, blood, court decree, or adoption; and, is a grandparent; great-grandparent; sibling (if living in a separate residence than the eligible child); aunt; and/or uncle.