Home childcare is licensed by the state, not the county. Unincorporated Bell County cannot zone it, while cities regulate it as a home occupation. Temple requires at least 150 square feet of gross floor area per child for a family or group day care home.
Texas home daycares are registered or licensed by the Health and Human Services Commission child-care licensing division, which sets minimum standards for staff, safety and child counts. Bell County cannot zone, so unincorporated home daycares face no county land-use rule. Inside a city, zoning applies home-occupation and child-care standards. Temple's Unified Development Code requires the residence to contain a minimum of 150 square feet of gross floor area for each child and provide safe off-street loading; it also applies the general home-occupation standards. Killeen regulates family and group day care homes under Chapter 31.
Operating without required state licensing or city zoning approval can bring HHSC enforcement plus municipal code citations and fines.
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