Carson, CA Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- CMC § 9122.5
- Single-family cap
- 6 children (12 with assistant)
- Multi-family cap
- 3 children total
- Adopted by
- Ord. 82-594
- Use type
- Accessory to residential dwelling
Summary
Carson allows child day care as an accessory home use, capping single-family homes at six children (twelve with an assistant) and multi-family units at three.
Single-family dwelling: not more than six (6) children exclusive of the children of the resident family; with an assistant caregiver present, not more than twelve (12) children, including children of the resident family and of the assistant caregiver. Multiple dwelling unit: not more than three (3) children including children of the resident family. (Ord. 82-594 § 1)
Full Breakdown
CMC § 9122.5 permits child day care as an accessory use in any dwelling unit, subject to numeric caps that vary by housing type. A single-family dwelling may care for 'not more than six (6) children exclusive of the children of the resident family,' rising to twelve if an assistant caregiver is present (including the resident's and assistant's own children). A unit in a multiple-family dwelling is capped at three children total, including the resident family's own. The section, adopted by Ord. 82-594, sets no separate licensing requirement beyond these dwelling-based limits.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the child caps in CMC § 9122.5, six (or twelve with an assistant) in a single-family home, three in a multi-family unit, is a Municipal Code infraction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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