Registration and Management Regulations for Family Childcare Services Agencies Article 7
Childcare providers shall abide by the following provisions regarding the maximum number of children allowed:1. Individual childcare providers:(1) Providers of half-day, day-care, extending, or temporary childcare services: up to 4 children allowed per provider, with no more than 2 children aged under 2 years.(2) Providers of full-day or night-care childcare services: up to 2 children allowed per provider.2. A childcare agency with two or more childcare providers can provide care for up to 4 children, or no more than 2 children in full-day or night-care childcare.The number of children described in the preceding paragraph shall be calculated as the actual number of children under the care of a childcare provider during their childcare service period. This includes children under the age of 3 who are the biological/legal children or wards of a childcare provider, children under the age of 5 who are relatives within three degrees of consanguinity of a childcare provider, and children under the age of 12 who are under the unpaid care of a childcare provider. See the annexed table to calculate the maximum number of children allowed.In the case of childcare providers offering childcare services in children’s homes, the number of children in Paragraph 1 shall be calculated as the actual number of children under care in the same residence or domicile.For the type of childcare services specified in Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 2, a primary childcare provider shall be appointed to each child.