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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 08/2022 Legal nonlicensed (LNL) providers 11.9 What is a legal nonlicensed provider? Legal nonlicensed providers are typically family, friends or neighbors. Legal nonlicensed providers must meet specific requirements and register with the CCAP agency. Some requirements for legal nonlicensed providers vary depending on if they are caring for any children who are not related to them. What does a legal nonlicensed provider need to do for their registration to be approved? Before a legal nonlicensed provider’s registration can be approved, they must: • Be at least 18 years of age. • Not be a member of the MFIP assistance unit or a member of the family applying for or receiving child care assistance. • Not live in the same home as the child whose family is applying for or receiving child care assistance. • Provide child care only to related children and/or provide child care to children from a single unrelated family at one time. Related means the provider is the child’s sibling, grandparent, great-grandparent, aunt, or uncle of the child, based on blood relationship, marriage or court decree. Cultural or tribal relationships that do not meet this definition are not considered “related” for purposes of determining provider training requirements. • Have current certification in pediatric First Aid and pediatric CPR. See Chapter 11.9.9 (Legal Nonlicensed Providers –Training Requirements). • Not be excluded or debarred in another Department of Human Services (DHS) program. • Not be determined (or not live with someone who has been determined) disqualified from providing direct care services through the background study process. See Chapter 11.9.12 (Legal Nonlicensed Providers – Background studies). • Register with the agency serving the family. See Chapter 11.12 (Provider registration). What does a legal nonlicensed provider need to do for care to be authorized? For care to be authorized with a legal nonlicensed provider, they must: • Meet additional training requirements. See Chapter 11.9.9 (Legal Nonlicensed Providers –Training Requirements). • Provide child care for up to eight children age 11 and younger at one time. See Chapter 11.9.21 (Legal nonlicensed provider – group size and age limits). Additionally, families, including families eligible for Expedited Child Care for Families Experiencing Homelessness, must sign and return the Parent Acknowledgment When Choosing a Legal Nonlicensed Provider Form (DHS-5367) (PDF) before care can be authorized with the legal nonlicensed provider. See Chapter 11.12 (Provider registration).