Childcare Facility Rules and Regulations Study Guide
2026/2027
Which facilities are exempt from licensure, as long as they meet the exemption requirements? - Correct
answer✅✅ Public and non-public schools
Membership organization programs
Summer day and 24-hour camps
Vacation Bible school programs
Hotels and resorts
To qualify for religious exemption, faith-based programs must be operated by and be an integral part of
a church or parochial school. What is considered an "integral" part of a church or parochial school? -
Correct answer✅✅ Primary activity is related to teaching religious beliefs, doctrines, and rituals of the
church
Regularly scheduled classes, courses of study, or educational programs are conducted
Accreditation by or a member of an organization that requires compliance with health, safety, and
sanitation requirements
A program, regardless of location, that provides child care for children who are at least five years old,
and who are enrolled in and attend a kindergarten program or higher grade during a school district's
academic calendar year.
a. Before-School and After-School Site
b. Child Care Facility
c. Programs Exempt from Licensure
d. Religious Exempt Programs
e. Specialized Child Care Facility for the Mildly Ill - Correct answer✅✅ a. Before-School and After-
School Site
, Any child care center or child care arrangement that provides care for more than five children, unrelated
to the operator, and that receives a form of payment.
a. Before-School and After-School Site
b. Child Care Facility
c. Programs Exempt from Licensure
d. Religious Exempt Programs
e. Specialized Child Care Facility for the Mildly Ill - Correct answer✅✅ b. Child Care Facility
The care of children with short-term illness or symptoms of illness or disability, provided either as an
exclusive service in a center specialized for this purpose, or as a component of other child care services
offered in a distinct and separate section of a regularly licensed child care facility, for a period of less
than 24 hours per day.
a. Before-School and After-School Site
b. Child Care Facility
c. Programs Exempt from Licensure
d. Religious Exempt Programs
e. Specialized Child Care Facility for the Mildly Ill - Correct answer✅✅ e. Specialized Child Care Facility
for the Mildly Ill
A program that offers a specific type of care that is not included in the definition of child care facility,
such as Vacation Bible School and transient establishments.
a. Before-School and After-School Site
b. Child Care Facility
c. Programs Exempt from Licensure
d. Religious Exempt Programs
e. Specialized Child Care Facility for the Mildly Ill - Correct answer✅✅ c. Programs Exempt from
Licensure
An accredited program that is an integral part of a church or parochial school.
a. Before-School and After-School Site
b. Child Care Facility
2026/2027
Which facilities are exempt from licensure, as long as they meet the exemption requirements? - Correct
answer✅✅ Public and non-public schools
Membership organization programs
Summer day and 24-hour camps
Vacation Bible school programs
Hotels and resorts
To qualify for religious exemption, faith-based programs must be operated by and be an integral part of
a church or parochial school. What is considered an "integral" part of a church or parochial school? -
Correct answer✅✅ Primary activity is related to teaching religious beliefs, doctrines, and rituals of the
church
Regularly scheduled classes, courses of study, or educational programs are conducted
Accreditation by or a member of an organization that requires compliance with health, safety, and
sanitation requirements
A program, regardless of location, that provides child care for children who are at least five years old,
and who are enrolled in and attend a kindergarten program or higher grade during a school district's
academic calendar year.
a. Before-School and After-School Site
b. Child Care Facility
c. Programs Exempt from Licensure
d. Religious Exempt Programs
e. Specialized Child Care Facility for the Mildly Ill - Correct answer✅✅ a. Before-School and After-
School Site
, Any child care center or child care arrangement that provides care for more than five children, unrelated
to the operator, and that receives a form of payment.
a. Before-School and After-School Site
b. Child Care Facility
c. Programs Exempt from Licensure
d. Religious Exempt Programs
e. Specialized Child Care Facility for the Mildly Ill - Correct answer✅✅ b. Child Care Facility
The care of children with short-term illness or symptoms of illness or disability, provided either as an
exclusive service in a center specialized for this purpose, or as a component of other child care services
offered in a distinct and separate section of a regularly licensed child care facility, for a period of less
than 24 hours per day.
a. Before-School and After-School Site
b. Child Care Facility
c. Programs Exempt from Licensure
d. Religious Exempt Programs
e. Specialized Child Care Facility for the Mildly Ill - Correct answer✅✅ e. Specialized Child Care Facility
for the Mildly Ill
A program that offers a specific type of care that is not included in the definition of child care facility,
such as Vacation Bible School and transient establishments.
a. Before-School and After-School Site
b. Child Care Facility
c. Programs Exempt from Licensure
d. Religious Exempt Programs
e. Specialized Child Care Facility for the Mildly Ill - Correct answer✅✅ c. Programs Exempt from
Licensure
An accredited program that is an integral part of a church or parochial school.
a. Before-School and After-School Site
b. Child Care Facility
