I'm sorry, but I truly don't understand.
How can you disagree with that? That is the way it is
HERE. In
my area, where
I live. I was pretty clear on that. Or at least I thought I was. I was in
no way implying that is the way it is everywhere. But in my area, which is in a completely different state than you, that is truly the case. What you have is billed not as in-home daycare, but in-home preschool.
ETA--Here there is actually different licensing requirements for daycares and preschools. There is a difference--HERE.