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CHILD CARE CENTERS EVALUATOR MANUAL GENERAL LICEIr'SING KEQUIRENTENTS 1011.5$ EXEMPTION FROM LICENSURE {Continued) Y02ISg (a}(~) PROCEDURE (Continued} In determining "normal school hours " or periods when students are ' :.Cr:nally' not in session, " t,§e estate Dapartme;at Of ~'oClal Sei JiC2S shall, where appropriate, consider the normal school hours or periods when students are normally not in session for students attending ayear-round school. 2. The program is provided to children who are over the age of four years and nine months and not yet enrolled in school and the program is operated during either of the following periods: (A} For under 1 b hours per week (B) Far a total of 1? weeks or less during a 12-month period. This total applies to any 1 Z weeks within any 12-month period, without regard to whether the weekr are consecutive. 3. The program is provided to children under the age of four years and nine months with sessions that run I2 hours per week or less and are 12 weeks or less in duration. A program subject to this paragraph may permit children to be enrolled in consecutive sessions throughout the year. However, the program shall not permit children to be enrolled in a combination ofsessions that total more than 12 hours per week for each child. In order to remain exempt, a program for children under the age. of four yeazs and nine months (preschoolers) may permit children to be enrolled in consecutive sessions throughout :~ the year; however, the program cannot permit children to be enrolled in a combination of 1'`~S` ~"`' ~ sessions that total more than 12 hours per week for each child. The facility must maintain enrollment records to ensure that no preschool-age child is enrolled in sessions for more than 12 hours per week. ~f any child exceeds 12 hours per week, the program is no longer exempt and must apply for licensure. Consecutive, or "back-to-back" sessions--and/or a combination ofsessions--are permitted t for children over the age of four years and nine months {school-age children :n exem t -~~~'' ) p ~' ~ ~,F programs; that is, programs that operate for less than 16 hours per week--or for more than s,~ Ky~~ ~_` 15 hours per week and are less than 12 weeks induration. 4. Does the facility claim exemption pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.793 as a np 'vote recreation program? If no, refer to #5. If yes, not subject to licensure provided the criteria in Health and Safety Code Section 1596.792 are met. The interpretation regarding the numHer of sessions or program activities stated in #3 above also applies to #4. • O1 CCC-03 December 2001 11