If you care for three or fewer children, you have the option of being licensed although you are not required by law to do so.

According to the Yukon Child Care Act, a licensed family day home may care for the following:

• Up to four children if all are infants under 18 months
• Up to six preschool children when no more than three are infants
• Up to eight preschool children were none are infants

The caregiver's own preschool children are included in calculating the number of children that can be cared for.

For example, a provider with one preschool child and one infant may care for four additional children if not more than two of them are infants. The caregiver's school-age children are not included in the calculation.

If there is another person available to help the caregiver, the family day home may provide care for up to four school-age children in addition to the number of pre-school children permitted by law.