What must a school-age child care program demonstrate to operate without a license?

To operate without a license, a school-age child care program must be located on a public or nonpublic school site. This allows the program to fall under specific exemptions in childcare licensing regulations where such programs are not required to obtain a separate license, particularly when they are directly associated with school services.

Being situated on a school site helps establish a controlled environment where the program's operations are aligned with school schedules and standards, potentially reducing the necessity for individual oversight that licensing would typically require. The other options, while they might relate to specific operational characteristics of child care programs, do not reflect the primary criteria set forth by regulations that explicitly identify the location of the program as the determining factor for exemption from licensing requirements.