Home daycare licensing in Avondale is set by Arizona state law. A 'child care facility' (A.R.S. 36-881/36-882) means caring for five or more unrelated children and requires a DHS license. Caring for four or fewer unrelated children is exempt, and Avondale exempts childcare from its business license.
Avondale does not separately license home daycares; this is controlled by Arizona state law through the Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS). Under A.R.S. 36-881, a 'child care facility' is 'any facility in which child care is regularly provided for compensation for five or more children not related to the proprietor,' and A.R.S. 36-882 requires that a child care facility be licensed by DHS before receiving children. As a result, caring for four or fewer unrelated children for compensation in a home is generally exempt from DHS facility licensing; the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) separately certifies family child care home providers caring for up to four children. A larger operation may qualify as a 'child care group home' (A.R.S. 36-897), defined as a residential facility regularly providing care for not fewer than five and no more than ten children through age twelve, which carries its own DHS certification requirements. On the local side, Avondale's business license rules expressly exempt 'childcare or babysitting business' from the city business license requirement, and assisted living facilities and group homes (as defined by A.R.S. 36-401 and 36-551) are also exempted. A home daycare must still comply with the residential zoning conditions for home occupations (Sec. 28-33(l)). Confirm licensing details with DHS and DES.
Caring for five or more unrelated children without a DHS license violates A.R.S. 36-882. Group homes for 5-10 children without proper certification violate the group-home statute and can result in state enforcement.
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