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View Poll Results: I am.....
Licensed 37 60.66%
Legally Unlicensed 12 19.67%
Registered 8 13.11%
Neither....I am a nanny etc 4 6.56%
I would rather not say 0 0%
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Former Teacher 01:17 PM 02-10-2013
Just curious
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EntropyControlSpecialist 01:22 PM 02-10-2013
Licensed.

I can have 8 kids four and under, and 4 kids four and over. 12 total.

Once my baby comes I can have baby, 6 kids four and under, and 4 kids four and older. 11 total, unless I have an assistant then the ratio can be 12 infants if I wanted it to be.

I currently have 9 children enrolled (two are part-time). I cut 3 and 1 is leaving for a special education program.
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BumbleBee 01:47 PM 02-10-2013
I am licensed.

I can have 6 total at one time.

Of those 6:

No more than 2 can be under 18 months

No more than 2 can be between 18 & 30 months.

Ex: I have 3 under 18 months enrolled but can only have 2 of the 3 here at the same time.
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Twinvillageiowa 02:14 PM 02-10-2013
I am a nanny but I work out of my home. I watch one little boy and every other week watch a friend's foster baby for two hours while she goes to an appointment. My own kids are 6 and in first grade, so I drop them off at school, pick up nanny kid at his house, have a fun day, pick my kids up at school and then his mom picks him up from my house.

ETA: I can have up to 5 kids and still be unlicensed as long as my own kids are school age. If they weren't, they would have to be counted in that 5.
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MissSarah 02:16 PM 02-10-2013
I'm legally unlicensed. I can have up to 2 kids or a sibling group. Of course right now I don't have any kids....
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mema 02:51 PM 02-10-2013
Licensed. Here you can only care for 1 unrelated family if you aren't licensed. I can have 12. 2 school age, 10 under school age with 2 under 2, but only 1 can be an infant.

I am running under a different license for a few more months tho which gives me 10 total. 2 SA, 8 under SA age with 3 being under 2, but no more than 2 infants.

I have 5 full-time and 1 part-time currently.
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ChesneyM 03:14 PM 02-10-2013
Legally unlicensed, I currently have a 16 month old 6 days a week 12 hour days, and a 12 month old 4 days a week 5 hours a day, trying to expand and get more, I just had an interview earlier today actually for a brother and sister 3 and 18 months.
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melilley 03:21 PM 02-10-2013
Originally Posted by Trummynme:
I am licensed.

I can have 6 total at one time.

Of those 6:

No more than 2 can be under 18 months

No more than 2 can be between 18 & 30 months.

Ex: I have 3 under 18 months enrolled but can only have 2 of the 3 here at the same time.
Same here.
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CedarCreek 03:58 PM 02-10-2013
Registered. I can have 6 under 5 and 6 additional school age.
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DayCareDiva30 04:30 PM 02-10-2013
Im licensed for 8 per shift, with no more than 2 under the age of 1.
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laundrymom 05:06 PM 02-10-2013
Lic. 8 enrolled now but can have 10. 3 can be under 2 but 1must be 16 mo & walking.
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daycarediva 05:13 PM 02-10-2013
Registered, in the process of upgrading to group/licensed.
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daycarediva 05:15 PM 02-10-2013
I can have 6 under 5 (no more then 2 under2) & 2 SA kids. Upgrading & hiring a FT assistant will double those numbers.
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wahmof3 05:19 PM 02-10-2013
Technically: Certified not Licensed, but from what the state is saying it all changes next year to Licensed.

I can have 6 at one time with no more than 3 under the age of 2
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Sunchimes 05:57 PM 02-10-2013
I am Listed-which is what you guys call legally unlicensed. I am signed up with DFPS and hubby and I have had background checks. I'm not allowed on the food program and can only have 3 children. (Not sure if my own kids would count since I don't have any still at home.)
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williams2008 06:11 AM 02-11-2013
I am licensed for 6 kids. Out of those 6 no more than 3 can be under the age of 2.
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butterfly 06:49 AM 02-11-2013
state registered for 12 kids.

Can have 4 under 2 years old and only 2 of those can be under 1 yr old.

Currently only have 6 full time kids and am very happy with those numbers since I run my daycare similar to a preschool. I'm also licensed for foster care so I try to leave spots open in my daycare for foster children. (licensed to care for up to 4 foster children.)
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MsLaura529 09:22 AM 02-11-2013
I will be licensed soon - Just playing the waiting game to hear back after sending in my application. I don't have any kids yet, but I will be licened for 6.
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frugalmama4 09:27 AM 02-11-2013
Just got Licensed last week! I was only registered at first...biggest difference is the number of kids I can care for at once...with or with a helper.

Since I have four of my own...I will always be limited...but with the older three in school I can fill spaces from 7am-4pm...so going Licensed will pay off once I can get families only needing care between 7am-4pm sharp!. Teacher kids would be great so when school is out I'm not over...wish me luck.
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Lawson2 09:46 AM 02-11-2013
I am a nanny right now. My husband and I just bought a house with a finished basement, with the intentions of opening a licensed daycare within the year.
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HomeMADE 09:48 AM 02-11-2013
I am legally unlicensed -
I can have 4 children. Should I choose to be licensed due to my 4 children, 3 that would count towards daycare when they are here I can still only have 4 (total 7). So at this time the licensing agent said that it would be in my best interest to not be licensed (crazy I know).

I have had no problems getting clients. I would like to think because I have had wonderful tips from this site and I have created all of the necessary documents to protect myself and my clients. My daycare area is clean, trendy, and well stocked with everything needed. The fact that I treat my daycare as a business, starting out on the right foot, I think will keep me busy and full.
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mom2many 09:56 AM 02-11-2013
I am licensed for 8. 2 S/A & 2 under two years of age.
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