OAR 414-360-0110: Purpose

(1) A certified family child care home is defined as a child care facility that is certified to provide child care for a number of children up to the maximum capacity in a residential setting. (2) The purpose of OAR 414-360-0100 through OAR 414-360-1620 is to protect the health, safety, and wellbeing of children when cared for outside their own homes by providing requirements for inspecting, certifying, monitoring and otherwise regulating care in a certified family child care home. (3) An individual may not operate a certified family child care home without a valid certification issued by CCLD, unless providing care not requiring a license as provided in OAR 414-075-0250.