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In Kansas, providing out of home care to more than two children requires a license. If providing care for one or two children, licensure or certification is required if the combined hours for all children in care is more than 20 hours per week.

Currently, if a child care provider watches two children for more than 20 hours per week or watches more than three children, they must be licensed. But unlicensed child care providers are becoming a growing issue in the state because little is being done to stop them.

Kansas children deserve more people like you. Be 16 years of age or older. Must be 18 years of age or older to be a lead staff in a center or to be a primary provider in a licensed home or group facility type. Be able to pass a background check. Meet the hiring requirements of the child care facility where you're applying.

Capacity requirements License capacity of 10 children with a maximum of one child under 18 months old, five children at least 18 months old but under five years of age, and four children at least five years old but under 11 years of age.

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Licensed Day Care Home A child care facility in which care is provided for a maximum of 10 children under 16 years of age. This includes any children under 11 years of age related to the provider. The total number of children in care at any one time is based on the ages of children in care.