{ "batch": "7903-idaho-daycare-owner-laws-and-rules", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r7903_idaho_daycare_owner_laws_and_rules_idaho_daycare_001", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Daycare Licensing: Rules.content", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho declares it policy to establish a statewide system for the protection of children in daycare facilities.", "body": "Idaho declares it policy to establish a statewide system for the protection of children in daycare facilities.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature actually says:\n\n“It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to establish a statewide system for the protection of children in daycare facilities.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title39/T39CH11/SECT39-1101", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature", "evidence_quote": "It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to establish a statewide system for the protection of children in daycare facilities.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7903-idaho-daycare-owner-laws-and-rules", "subject": "Idaho Daycare Licensing", "topic": "Rules.content", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7903_idaho_daycare_owner_laws_and_rules_idaho_daycare_002", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Daycare Licensing: Access.id", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] In Idaho daycare licensing, a \"child\" is defined as a person less than thirteen years of age.", "body": "In Idaho daycare licensing, a \"child\" is defined as a person less than thirteen years of age.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature actually says:\n\n“\"Child\" means a person less than thirteen (13) years of age.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title39/T39CH11/SECT39-1102", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature", "evidence_quote": "\"Child\" means a person less than thirteen (13) years of age.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7903-idaho-daycare-owner-laws-and-rules", "subject": "Idaho Daycare Licensing", "topic": "Access.id", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "access.id" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7903_idaho_daycare_owner_laws_and_rules_idaho_daycare_003", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Daycare Licensing: Rules.content", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho defines daycare as care and supervision provided for compensation during part of a 24-hour day for unrelated children, in a place other than the children's own home.", "body": "Idaho defines daycare as care and supervision provided for compensation during part of a 24-hour day for unrelated children, in a place other than the children's own home.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature actually says:\n\n“\"Daycare\" means care and supervision provided for compensation during part of a twenty-four (24) hour day, for a child or children not related by blood, marriage or legal guardianship to the person or persons providing the care, in a place other than the child’s or children’s own home or homes.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title39/T39CH11/SECT39-1102", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature", "evidence_quote": "\"Daycare\" means care and supervision provided for compensation during part of a twenty-four (24) hour day, for a child or children not related by blood, marriage or legal guardianship to the person or persons providing the care, in a place other than the child’s or children’s own home or homes.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7903-idaho-daycare-owner-laws-and-rules", "subject": "Idaho Daycare Licensing", "topic": "Rules.content", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.content", "access.signup" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7903_idaho_daycare_owner_laws_and_rules_idaho_daycare_004", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Daycare Licensing: Access.id", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho defines staff as anyone sixteen years of age or older employed by a daycare facility to provide care and supervision, including operators, owners, and providers.", "body": "Idaho defines staff as anyone sixteen years of age or older employed by a daycare facility to provide care and supervision, including operators, owners, and providers.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature actually says:\n\n“\"Staff\" means anyone who is sixteen (16) years of age or older who is employed by a daycare facility to provide care and supervision. \"Staff\" includes operators, owners, and providers.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title39/T39CH11/SECT39-1102", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature", "evidence_quote": "\"Staff\" means anyone who is sixteen (16) years of age or older who is employed by a daycare facility to provide care and supervision. \"Staff\" includes operators, owners, and providers.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7903-idaho-daycare-owner-laws-and-rules", "subject": "Idaho Daycare Licensing", "topic": "Access.id", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "access.id" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7903_idaho_daycare_owner_laws_and_rules_idaho_daycare_005", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Daycare Licensing: Safety.legal", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is authorized to issue basic daycare licenses as provided in Chapter 11.", "body": "The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is authorized to issue basic daycare licenses as provided in Chapter 11.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature actually says:\n\n“The department is hereby authorized and directed to issue \"basic daycare licenses\" as provided in this chapter.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title39/T39CH11/SECT39-1103", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature", "evidence_quote": "The department is hereby authorized and directed to issue \"basic daycare licenses\" as provided in this chapter.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7903-idaho-daycare-owner-laws-and-rules", "subject": "Idaho Daycare Licensing", "topic": "Safety.legal", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7903_idaho_daycare_owner_laws_and_rules_idaho_daycare_006", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Daycare Licensing: Access.id", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] In Idaho, a person must be at least eighteen years old to apply to operate a daycare facility.", "body": "In Idaho, a person must be at least eighteen years old to apply to operate a daycare facility.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature actually says:\n\n“A person who wishes to operate a daycare facility shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age, shall submit an application on the forms provided by the department, and shall obtain the required certificates of inspection as provided herein.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title39/T39CH11/SECT39-1104", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature", "evidence_quote": "A person who wishes to operate a daycare facility shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age, shall submit an application on the forms provided by the department, and shall obtain the required certificates of inspection as provided herein.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7903-idaho-daycare-owner-laws-and-rules", "subject": "Idaho Daycare Licensing", "topic": "Access.id", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "access.id", "access.signup" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7903_idaho_daycare_owner_laws_and_rules_idaho_daycare_007", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Daycare Licensing: Access.id", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] In Idaho, owners, operators, employees with direct contact with children, and individuals aged 13 or older with unsupervised contact or regularly on daycare premises must complete and pass a criminal history background check at least every five years.", "body": "In Idaho, owners, operators, employees with direct contact with children, and individuals aged 13 or older with unsupervised contact or regularly on daycare premises must complete and pass a criminal history background check at least every five years.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature actually says:\n\n“All owners, operators, and employees of a daycare facility who have direct contact with children and all other individuals thirteen (13) years of age or older who have unsupervised direct contact with children or are regularly on the premises of a daycare facility shall complete and pass a criminal history and background check in conformance with [chapter 25\\[27\\], title 56](/statutesrules/idstat/Title56/T56CH27), Idaho Code, at least every five (5) years.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title39/T39CH11/SECT39-1105", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature", "evidence_quote": "All owners, operators, and employees of a daycare facility who have direct contact with children and all other individuals thirteen (13) years of age or older who have unsupervised direct contact with children or are regularly on the premises of a daycare facility shall complete and pass a criminal history and background check in conformance with [chapter 25\\[27\\], title 56](/statutesrules/idstat/Title56/T56CH27), Idaho Code, at least every five (5) years.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7903-idaho-daycare-owner-laws-and-rules", "subject": "Idaho Daycare Licensing", "topic": "Access.id", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "access.id", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7903_idaho_daycare_owner_laws_and_rules_idaho_daycare_008", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Daycare Licensing: Access.signup", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] After receiving a completed application, inspection certificates, and criminal history, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare issues a basic daycare license within sixty days if compliance is found.", "body": "After receiving a completed application, inspection certificates, and criminal history, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare issues a basic daycare license within sixty days if compliance is found.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature actually says:\n\n“Upon receipt of the completed application, inspection certificates and the criminal history, the department shall, upon a finding of compliance with the standards set forth in this chapter, issue a basic daycare license to the applicant within sixty (60) days.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title39/T39CH11/SECT39-1106", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature", "evidence_quote": "Upon receipt of the completed application, inspection certificates and the criminal history, the department shall, upon a finding of compliance with the standards set forth in this chapter, issue a basic daycare license to the applicant within sixty (60) days.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7903-idaho-daycare-owner-laws-and-rules", "subject": "Idaho Daycare Licensing", "topic": "Access.signup", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "access.signup" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7903_idaho_daycare_owner_laws_and_rules_idaho_daycare_009", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Daycare Licensing: Access.signup", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] An Idaho basic daycare license is valid for two years unless suspended or revoked and must be posted in a conspicuous place at the daycare facility.", "body": "An Idaho basic daycare license is valid for two years unless suspended or revoked and must be posted in a conspicuous place at the daycare facility.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature actually says:\n\n“The license shall be valid for two (2) years, unless suspended or revoked, and be posted in a conspicuous place at the daycare facility.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title39/T39CH11/SECT39-1106", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature", "evidence_quote": "The license shall be valid for two (2) years, unless suspended or revoked, and be posted in a conspicuous place at the daycare facility.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7903-idaho-daycare-owner-laws-and-rules", "subject": "Idaho Daycare Licensing", "topic": "Access.signup", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "access.signup" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7903_idaho_daycare_owner_laws_and_rules_idaho_daycare_010", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Daycare Licensing: Access.signup", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The department shall send a renewal application to the owner of the daycare facility no later than ninety days prior to expiration, and the owner must submit the renewal application with fee and criminal history check before the license expires.", "body": "The department shall send a renewal application to the owner of the daycare facility no later than ninety days prior to expiration, and the owner must submit the renewal application with fee and criminal history check before the license expires.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature actually says:\n\n“The department shall send a renewal application to the owner of the daycare facility no later than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of an existing license. The owner shall submit to the department the renewal application with the required renewal fee and a criminal history check prior to the expiration of the existing license.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title39/T39CH11/SECT39-1106", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature", "evidence_quote": "The department shall send a renewal application to the owner of the daycare facility no later than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of an existing license. The owner shall submit to the department the renewal application with the required renewal fee and a criminal history check prior to the expiration of the existing license.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7903-idaho-daycare-owner-laws-and-rules", "subject": "Idaho Daycare Licensing", "topic": "Access.signup", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "access.signup", "money.fees" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7903_idaho_daycare_owner_laws_and_rules_idaho_daycare_011", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Daycare Licensing: Safety.legal", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho daycare facilities must have adequate fire and smoke alarms.", "body": "Idaho daycare facilities must have adequate fire and smoke alarms.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature actually says:\n\n“Adequate fire and smoke alarms;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title39/T39CH11/SECT39-1109", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature", "evidence_quote": "Adequate fire and smoke alarms;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7903-idaho-daycare-owner-laws-and-rules", "subject": "Idaho Daycare Licensing", "topic": "Safety.legal", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7903_idaho_daycare_owner_laws_and_rules_idaho_daycare_012", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Daycare Licensing: Safety.legal", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] For pools, hot tubs, ponds, or other bodies of water on Idaho daycare premises, the surrounding area must be fenced and locked to prevent child access, with a fence at least four feet high, no vertical opening more than four inches, and a self-closing, self-latching gate out of reach of young children.", "body": "For pools, hot tubs, ponds, or other bodies of water on Idaho daycare premises, the surrounding area must be fenced and locked to prevent child access, with a fence at least four feet high, no vertical opening more than four inches, and a self-closing, self-latching gate out of reach of young children.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature actually says:\n\n“The area surrounding the body of water must be fenced and locked in a manner that prevents access by children and meets the following requirements: 1. The fence must be at least four (4) feet high with no vertical opening more than four (4) inches wide, be designed so that a young child cannot climb or squeeze under or through the fence, surround all sides of the pool and have a gate that is self-closing and that has a self-latching mechanism in proper working order out of the reach of young children;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title39/T39CH11/SECT39-1109", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature", "evidence_quote": "The area surrounding the body of water must be fenced and locked in a manner that prevents access by children and meets the following requirements: 1. The fence must be at least four (4) feet high with no vertical opening more than four (4) inches wide, be designed so that a young child cannot climb or squeeze under or through the fence, surround all sides of the pool and have a gate that is self-closing and that has a self-latching mechanism in proper working order out of the reach of young children;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7903-idaho-daycare-owner-laws-and-rules", "subject": "Idaho Daycare Licensing", "topic": "Safety.legal", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }