Policy Effective: February 1, 2025
The determination of who lives together is based on the following criteria:
People will be considered living together if they share any of the following:
Kitchen
Bathroom
Living Area: Living Room or bedroom
Entrance: Sharing an entrance means the customer must walk through any living area of the home in order to reach their own living area.
Same Address: To be considered living in a separate residence the individual must have a separate residential/physical address recognized by the post office.
A separate Post Office Box address is not considered a separate residential address.
Common facilities: This means essential household utilities including water, electricity, heating, and other utilities.
People who live on the same property or have the same address, even if in separate structures, (such as an apartment over the garage or in a camper) will be considered living together if they share the kitchen, bathroom or living area. To be considered living separately, the separate structure must have running water and electricity.
A child care provider may live in a child's home if the child has a special need. See policy 210-7A and 625-7 .
A provider, parent, or absent parent will be considered living together if either individual does not have a separate verifiable address recognized by the post office.
A provider is required to care for the child(ren) in the facility approved by Child Care Licensing (CCL). A provider who cares for children in a facility (address) not approved by CCL may not be paid as a child care provider.