2019 Wyoming Statutes
Title 14 - Children
Chapter 4 - Child Care Facilities
Article 1 - Child Care Facilities Certification
Section 14-4-102 - Certification Required; Exceptions.
14-4-102. Certification required; exceptions.
(a) All child caring facilities except those excluded in subsection (b) of this section, are required to be certified by the certifying authority before exercising care, custody or control of any minor.
(b) W.S. 14-4-101 through 14-4-111 do not apply to:
(i) A legal parent's or legal relative's care of a minor;
(ii) Occasional care of a neighbor's or friend's child if the caretaking person does not regularly engage in this activity;
(iii) Parents exchanging child care on a mutually cooperative basis;
(iv) Child care by a person employed to come to the home of the child's parent or guardian;
(v) Day-care agencies providing care for less than three (3) minors;
(vi) Foster homes supervised by the state, any local government, school district or agency or political subdivision thereof;
(vii) Ranches or farms not offering services to children who are homeless, delinquent or have an intellectual disability; and
(viii) Summer camps operated by nonprofit organizations;
(ix) Day-care facilities providing care to the children of only one (1) immediate family unit.
