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Unlicensed Registered Child Care Ministry – a child care provided as an extension of a church or religious organization that is exempt from deferral income taxation under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, unlicensed but registered with the Office of Early Childhood and Out of School Learning and the Indiana Fire Marshal’s Office. Legally License Exempt Provider – The following are exempt from licensure per IC 12-17-.2-2-8. 1. A program for children enrolled in grade kindergarten through 12 that is operated by the Department of Education or a public or private school. 2. A program for children who become at least three years of age as of December 1 of a particular school year (as defined in IC 20-18217) that is operated by the Department of Education or a public or private school. 3. A nonresidential program for a child that provides child care for less than four hours a day. 4. A recreation program for children that operates for not more than 90 days in a calendar year. 5. A program whose primary purpose is to provide social, recreational or religious activities for school age children, such as scouting, boys club, girls club, sports or the arts. 6. A program operated to serve migrant children that: a. Provides services for children from migrant worker families; and b. It is operated during a single period of less than 120 consecutive days during a calendar year. 7. A child care ministry registered under IC 12-17.2-6. 8. A child’s home if the provider: a. Does not receive regular compensation; b. Cares only for children who are related to the provider; c. Cares for less than six children, not including the children for whom the provider is a parent, stepparent, guardian, custodian, or other relative; or d. Operates to serve migrant children. 9. A child care program operated by a public or private secondary school that: a. Provides day care on the school premises for children of a student or an employee of the school; b. Complies with health, safety and sanitation standards as determined by the division under Section 4 of this chapter for child care centers or in accordance with a variance or waiver of a rule governing child care centers approved by the division under Section 10 of this chapter; and c. Substantially complies with the fire and life safety rules as determined by the state Fire Marshal under rules adopted by the division under Section 4 of this chapter for child care centers or in accordance with a variance or waiver of a rule governing child care centers approved by the division under Section 10 of this chapter. 10. A school age child care program (commonly referred to as a latch key program) established under IC 20-26-5-2 that is operated by: a. The Department of Education; b. A public or private school; or c. A public or private organization under a written contract with: i. The Department of Education; or ii. A public or private school.

If you are a provider that is interested in joining the On My Way Pre-K program, please review the criteria in the table below to determine if your program is eligible.