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DPHHS-QAD/CCL-050
Revised (04-09)
State of Montana
Quality Assurance Division - Licensure Bureau
Child Care Licensing Program
APPLICATION FOR OVERLAP CARE
Following, Please find the rule governing overlap care.
37.95.718(4) Overlap care may be approved by the department in situations such as before and after school, when the
number of children in care over 3 years of age would exceed, for a short period of time, the registered capacity.
37.95.718(a) Overlap of children under 3 years of age shall not be permitted.
37.95.718(b) Overlap care shall not exceed 3 hours total in any day care day.
37.95.718(c) Group day care facilities may be approved to provide overlap care for up to 4 additional children during the
approved overlap time if there are at least 2 caregivers providing direct care at any time there are more than 8 children
being cared for at the facility.
37.95.718(d) Family day care homes may care for 2 additional children during the approved overlap time.
37.95.718(e) Day care facilities providing 2 shifts of 12-hour care may be granted 3 hours of overlap care for each 12
hours of continuous care upon the written approval of the department representative.
37.95.718(f) There must be 35 square feet per child of indoor space including the additional children during approved
overlap hours.
37.95.718(g) If a provider wishes to provide overlap care, the provider shall file a written plan for this care stating the
specific hours in which the overlap will occur and the arrangements for providing adequate activities and supervision to
all children during this period.
37.95.718(h)
Overlap care shall not occur until the provider has received written approval of this plan from the department.
37.95.718(i) Group day care homes, which exceed 12 children during approved overlap, may be subject to inspection by
the state fire prevention and investigation bureau and the state sanitarian.
Please Note:
Insurance Coverage: The provider must verify with their insurance agent that current liability coverage is sufficient to
cover additional children during overlap periods. If current liability coverage does not cover additional children during
overlap periods, coverage must be obtained. It the responsibility of the providers to supply the department with
verification that liability insurance covers additional children before overlap care takes place.
Food Program: You may claim your overlap children on the food program. Food program reimbursements will be made
only for overlap care that has been approved by the department.
Notification of Approval: You will be contacted, by your childcare licensor, if your application is denied. You will
receive a new day care registration certification, in the mail, with overlap changes noted.
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