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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Daycare Owner Idaho",
      "summary": "Idaho statute defines daycare by size: a family daycare home serves 6 or fewer children, a group daycare facility serves 7 to 12, and a daycare center serves 13 or more.",
      "body": "Idaho statute defines daycare by size: a family daycare home serves 6 or fewer children, a group daycare facility serves 7 to 12, and a daycare center serves 13 or more.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature (Idaho Code Title 39, Chapter 11) actually says:\n\n“providing daycare for six (6) or fewer children ... providing daycare for seven (7) to twelve (12) children ... providing daycare for compensation for thirteen (13) or more children”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/statutesrules/idstat/Title39/T39CH11.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature (Idaho Code Title 39, Chapter 11)",
      "evidence_quote": "providing daycare for six (6) or fewer children ... providing daycare for seven (7) to twelve (12) children ... providing daycare for compensation for thirteen (13) or more children",
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      "id": "learn_r7906_idaho_daycare_owner_hiring_and_staff_idaho_daycare_hiring_and_staff_02",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Daycare Owner Idaho",
      "summary": "Idaho daycares must have at least one adult present whenever children are present, and the maximum staff-to-child ratio is capped at 12 points per staff member.",
      "body": "Idaho daycares must have at least one adult present whenever children are present, and the maximum staff-to-child ratio is capped at 12 points per staff member.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature (Idaho Code Title 39, Chapter 11) actually says:\n\n“At least one (1) adult employee must be present at all times when a child or children are in attendance. ... The maximum allowable child:staff ratio shall be a maximum of twelve (12) points per staff member.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/statutesrules/idstat/Title39/T39CH11.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature (Idaho Code Title 39, Chapter 11)",
      "evidence_quote": "At least one (1) adult employee must be present at all times when a child or children are in attendance. ... The maximum allowable child:staff ratio shall be a maximum of twelve (12) points per staff member.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "id": "learn_r7906_idaho_daycare_owner_hiring_and_staff_idaho_daycare_hiring_and_staff_03",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Daycare Owner Idaho",
      "summary": "Idaho child care rules require at least one adult on the premises who is always awake and on duty and certified in pediatric CPR and first aid when children are in attendance.",
      "body": "Idaho child care rules require at least one adult on the premises who is always awake and on duty and certified in pediatric CPR and first aid when children are in attendance.\n\nWhat Idaho Office of Administrative Rules (IDAPA 16.06.02) actually says:\n\n“Always awake and on duty on the premises during regular business hours or when children are in attendance ... Currently certified in pediatric rescue breathing, infant-child CPR, and first aid.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/2023%20Archive/16/160602.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
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      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Idaho Office of Administrative Rules (IDAPA 16.06.02)",
      "evidence_quote": "Always awake and on duty on the premises during regular business hours or when children are in attendance ... Currently certified in pediatric rescue breathing, infant-child CPR, and first aid.",
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      "id": "learn_r7906_idaho_daycare_owner_hiring_and_staff_idaho_daycare_hiring_and_staff_04",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Daycare Owner Idaho",
      "summary": "Background checks are required for owners, operators, staff, and all other individuals 13 or older who have unsupervised contact with children or are regularly on the premises at a licensed Idaho daycare.",
      "body": "Background checks are required for owners, operators, staff, and all other individuals 13 or older who have unsupervised contact with children or are regularly on the premises at a licensed Idaho daycare.\n\nWhat Idaho Department of Health and Welfare actually says:\n\n“owners, operators, staff, and all other individuals 13 years of age or older ... a department criminal history and background check”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/providers/child-care-providers/becoming-child-care-provider",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Idaho Department of Health and Welfare",
      "evidence_quote": "owners, operators, staff, and all other individuals 13 years of age or older ... a department criminal history and background check",
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      "id": "learn_r7906_idaho_daycare_owner_hiring_and_staff_idaho_daycare_hiring_and_staff_05",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Daycare Owner Idaho",
      "summary": "Idaho's child care background check is a fingerprint-based criminal history check with a standard fee of $70.00, and each applicant must obtain a payment code from the agency requiring the check.",
      "body": "Idaho's child care background check is a fingerprint-based criminal history check with a standard fee of $70.00, and each applicant must obtain a payment code from the agency requiring the check.\n\nWhat Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Background Check Unit actually says:\n\n“a fingerprint-based check of an individual's criminal record ... Standard background check fee: $70.00 ... Every applicant must obtain a payment code from the agency who is requiring the background check.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/chu",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Background Check Unit",
      "evidence_quote": "a fingerprint-based check of an individual's criminal record ... Standard background check fee: $70.00 ... Every applicant must obtain a payment code from the agency who is requiring the background check.",
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      "id": "learn_r7906_idaho_daycare_owner_hiring_and_staff_idaho_daycare_hiring_and_staff_06",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Daycare Owner Idaho",
      "summary": "Idaho's minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, and the direct cash wage for tipped employees may be as low as $3.35 per hour.",
      "body": "Idaho's minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, and the direct cash wage for tipped employees may be as low as $3.35 per hour.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature (Idaho Code 44-1502) actually says:\n\n“less than seven dollars and twenty-five cents ($7.25) per hour ... shall not be in an amount less than three dollars and thirty-five cents ($3.35) an hour”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title44/T44CH15/SECT44-1502/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature (Idaho Code 44-1502)",
      "evidence_quote": "less than seven dollars and twenty-five cents ($7.25) per hour ... shall not be in an amount less than three dollars and thirty-five cents ($3.35) an hour",
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      "id": "learn_r7906_idaho_daycare_owner_hiring_and_staff_idaho_daycare_hiring_and_staff_07",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Daycare Owner Idaho",
      "summary": "U.S. BLS OEWS data (national) report childcare workers earning a median hourly wage of $13.71, a mean hourly wage of $14.22, and a mean annual wage of $29,570.",
      "body": "U.S. BLS OEWS data (national) report childcare workers earning a median hourly wage of $13.71, a mean hourly wage of $14.22, and a mean annual wage of $29,570.\n\nWhat U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics actually says:\n\n“$13.71 ... $14.22 ... $29,570”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes399011.htm",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
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      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics",
      "evidence_quote": "$13.71 ... $14.22 ... $29,570",
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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Daycare Owner Idaho",
      "summary": "Idaho law requires employers to withhold Idaho income tax from employees' wages (employers must obtain a federal EIN before applying for an Idaho withholding account).",
      "body": "Idaho law requires employers to withhold Idaho income tax from employees' wages (employers must obtain a federal EIN before applying for an Idaho withholding account).\n\nWhat Idaho State Tax Commission actually says:\n\n“Idaho law requires employers to withhold income tax from their employees' wages.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://tax.idaho.gov/taxes/income-tax/withholding/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Idaho State Tax Commission",
      "evidence_quote": "Idaho law requires employers to withhold income tax from their employees' wages.",
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      "id": "learn_r7906_idaho_daycare_owner_hiring_and_staff_idaho_daycare_hiring_and_staff_10",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Daycare Owner Idaho",
      "summary": "An Idaho employer becomes liable for state unemployment insurance (SUTA) tax once it pays $1,500 or more in wages in a calendar quarter or employs someone in 20 different weeks of a year; SUTA is paid by the employer.",
      "body": "An Idaho employer becomes liable for state unemployment insurance (SUTA) tax once it pays $1,500 or more in wages in a calendar quarter or employs someone in 20 different weeks of a year; SUTA is paid by the employer.\n\nWhat Idaho Department of Labor actually says:\n\n“total wages of $1,500 or more were paid in any calendar quarter ... one or more individuals worked for some portion of a week in 20 different weeks of the calendar year ... State Unemployment Tax (SUTA) is an employer-paid tax”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.labor.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/publications/UI_TAX_Information.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Idaho Department of Labor",
      "evidence_quote": "total wages of $1,500 or more were paid in any calendar quarter ... one or more individuals worked for some portion of a week in 20 different weeks of the calendar year ... State Unemployment Tax (SUTA) is an employer-paid tax",
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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Daycare Owner Idaho",
      "summary": "Idaho requires workers' compensation coverage for employers with one or more full-time, part-time, seasonal, or occasional employees.",
      "body": "Idaho requires workers' compensation coverage for employers with one or more full-time, part-time, seasonal, or occasional employees.\n\nWhat Idaho Industrial Commission actually says:\n\n“Employers with one or more full-time, part-time, seasonal, or occasional employees are required”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://iic.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Facts-for-Employers.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
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      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Idaho Industrial Commission",
      "evidence_quote": "Employers with one or more full-time, part-time, seasonal, or occasional employees are required",
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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Daycare Owner Idaho",
      "summary": "Federal law requires every employer to complete a Form I-9 to verify the identity and employment authorization of each person hired (applies to Idaho daycares).",
      "body": "Federal law requires every employer to complete a Form I-9 to verify the identity and employment authorization of each person hired (applies to Idaho daycares).\n\nWhat U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services actually says:\n\n“Federal law requires that every employer ... complete a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services",
      "evidence_quote": "Federal law requires that every employer ... complete a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.",
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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Daycare Owner Idaho",
      "summary": "A licensed Idaho daycare must keep a current staff record for each staff member including training records, background-check clearance, juvenile justice results, CPR/first-aid certification, and hours on the premises.",
      "body": "A licensed Idaho daycare must keep a current staff record for each staff member including training records, background-check clearance, juvenile justice results, CPR/first-aid certification, and hours on the premises.\n\nWhat Idaho Office of Administrative Rules (IDAPA 16.06.02) actually says:\n\n“Training Records. ... Verification of Background Check Clearance. ... Results of Juvenile Justice Records. ... Times, Dates, and Records of Hours on the Premises Each day.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/2023%20Archive/16/160602.pdf",
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