{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.topdaycarecenters.com\/blog","author_name":"topdaycare","author_url":"https:\/\/www.topdaycarecenters.com\/blog\/author\/topdaycare\/","title":"What Age is Considered \u201cInfant\u201d for Daycare? | Top Daycare Centers","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"R1Nvyb667g\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topdaycarecenters.com\/blog\/what-age-is-considered-infant-for-daycare\/\">What Age is Considered \u201cInfant\u201d for Daycare?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topdaycarecenters.com\/blog\/what-age-is-considered-infant-for-daycare\/embed\/#?secret=R1Nvyb667g\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What Age is Considered \u201cInfant\u201d for Daycare?&#8221; &#8212; \" data-secret=\"R1Nvyb667g\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display=\"none\";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement(\"a\"),a=d.createElement(\"a\"),s.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+=\"#?secret=\"+r,t.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:r},\"*\")}}}}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.topdaycarecenters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Infant-daycare-in-Texas-960x641.jpg","thumbnail_width":980,"thumbnail_height":654,"description":"The term \u201cinfant\u201d is often used as a general term for the earliest stages of childhood\u2014so what does it actually mean in the context of infant childcare? The distinction is significant because it impacts the rates, regulations and availability of services for your infant. Age in the Context of Infant Childcare According to Childcare.gov, an infant is a child under twelve months of age. Children are believed to have exited the \u201cnewborn\u201d stage within two to three months after birth. While requirements vary by state, it is generally accepted that there should be no more than four infants to a caregiver and a maximum of eight infants per age-group. This is significant because infant childcare regulations require fewer infants to a caregiver than any of the older age-groups. Mixed-age childcare has different regulations, with smaller numbers per age-group. Defining Age-Groups in Childcare According to Childcare.gov, there are five distinct age-groups in childcare. Infants are children under twelve months, young toddlers are children of one to two years, older toddlers are children of two to three years, preschoolers are children of three to five years, and schoolchildren are children of five years or older. Importance of Age Distinctions in Infant Childcare ..."}