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• CHILD CARE CENTERS EVALUATOR MANUAL GENERAL LICElti'SING REQUTREMENT5 101158 EXEMPTION FROM LICENSURE (Continued) 101158 (a}(7) PROCEDURE (Continued) In determining "normal school hours" orperiods when students are `;:or;nally not in session, "the State ~apartme;~t of Social Se; JiceS . 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 n'ot yet enrolled in school and the program is operated during either of the following periods: (A) Far under 16 hours per week (B) For a total of 12 weeks or less during a 12-month period. This total applies to any 12 weeks within any I2-month period, without regard to whether the weeks are consecutive. 3. The program is provided to children under the age of four years and nine months with sessions that run 12 hours per week or less and are 12 weeks or less in duration. A prop am 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 years 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'-~1`, l"' ~ 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 If any child exceeds 12 hours per weep the program is no longer exempt and must apply for licensure. Consecutive, or "back-to-back" sessions--and/or a combination ofsessions--are permitted for children over the age of four years and nine months {school-age children) in exempt ~'~~.- programs; that is, programs that operate for less than 16 hours per week----or for more than S,t fy tom. ~ ` 15 hours per week and are Iess than 12 weeks induration. 4. Does the facility claim exemption pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.793 as a rivate recreation program? If no, refer to #5. If yes, not subject to licensure provided the criteria in Health and Safety Code Section 1596.792 aze met. The interpretation regazding the number of sessions or prograrn activities stated in #3 above also applies to #4. C Ol CCC-03 December 2001 11