Bartow County, GA Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)

2(H) lists in-home childcare among the examples of allowable home occupations, but subsection H(6) sets a hard numeric cap: not more than six children at a time, including the caregiver's own preschool-aged children. That means a provider who has three young children of their own can care for only three additional children before hitting the six-child ceiling. 2: the space used cannot exceed 30 percent of the residence, the home must keep its residential appearance, and the operation cannot become a nuisance to adjacent or adjoining properties under subsection E, which covers noise, glare and disturbance detectable at the lot line.

Only full-time residents of the home plus one additional employee may work in the business under subsection C, so a daycare that wants a second paid helper beyond that limit exceeds the home-occupation standard. The ordinance separately prohibits parking business vehicles on the street and caps business vehicles at two under subsection G, which applies to a daycare's drop-off and pickup traffic the same as any other home occupation. 2.