Who it's for
Exempt is not the same as undocumented.
Some faith-based programs are outside state licensing. The children are not outside the need for a pickup list, an allergy note, and a parent who knows the day.
If you are licensed, you follow the license. If you are exempt, your board, your insurer, and the families still ask what happened at 10:15. Honeyfold keeps that record either way. We will not tell an exempt program to ignore the exemption, and we will not tell a licensed ministry that the exemption applies because the building is a church.
Confirm the exemption with your state. It is narrower than a lot of handbooks claim.