(A) As used in this subarticle, "family daycare home" means a facility within a residence occupied by the operator in which child daycare regularly is provided for no more than six children, unattended by a parent or legal guardian, including those children living in the home and the children received for daycare who are related to the resident caregiver. However, an occupied residence in which child daycare is provided only for a child or children related to the resident caregiver or only for the child or children of one unrelated family, or only for a combination of these children, is not a family daycare home.
(B) An operator of a family day care home shall register with the department within six months of June 13, 1977.
(C) A family day care home which elects to participate in a federal program which requires licensing as a prerequisite to participation may elect to be licensed under the procedures in Section 20-7-2850. A family day care home electing licensing shall demonstrate compliance with the suggested standards developed by the department under Section 20-7-2980 and shall comply with provisions of Sections 20-7-2730 and 20-7-2740 relating to criminal history conviction records checks upon original licensing and upon renewal. Operators and caregivers of licensed family day care homes are held to the standards in Sections 20-7-2730 and 20-7-2740 regarding criminal convictions.