<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:42:17:23"><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0-000000">67:42:17:23</span></a><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0-000001">.  Supervision, ratios and group size -- Family day care.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0"> </span><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">A family day care provider may care for up to twelve children in the provider's home. A family day care provider shall, at all times, supervise children by hearing or seeing children and be close enough to intervene</span><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">    </span><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">If only one provider is present, no more than four of the children may be under the age of two years, and no more than three of those children may be under the age of one</span><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">    </span><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">If a family day care assistant is present, no more than eight children may be under the age of two</span><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">    </span><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">A family day care provider s own children, if under the age of six, must be included in the total capacity and ratio</span><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">    </span><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0"> </span><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">49 SDR 124, effective July 3, 2023</span><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">    </span><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">    </span><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">(5)(6)</span><span class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb7269d2-5b71-4677-9616-9a139669cc37000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>