A family child care home in Kanawha County — four to six children — must hold a certificate of registration from the state, now the WV Department of Human Services, under W. Va. Code §49-2-113. Registration brings background checks, a home inspection, and training, not a county permit.
Home child care is governed by state law, not a Kanawha County ordinance. W. Va. Code §49-2-113(d) requires every family day-care home operating in the state to obtain a certificate of registration from the department, now the Division of Early Care and Education under the Department of Human Services (formerly DHHR's Bureau for Children and Families). A family child care home serves four to six children; a home caring for three or fewer may use a lighter informal track, and larger facilities need full licensure. Registration requires criminal background checks, a home safety inspection, CPR and first aid, and immunization records. In Charleston and other zoning cities the home must also meet residential-use zoning.
Operating a family child care home without the required certificate of registration violates W. Va. Code §49-2-113 and risks loss of state child-care subsidy funding, an order to close, and referral to the Department of Human Services.
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