Home child care in Dorchester County is licensed by the state, not the county. SC DSS regulates a family child care home for up to six children; the home must also fit county zoning and hold a business license.
South Carolina regulates home child care through the Department of Social Services under S.C. Code Title 63, Chapter 13. Section 63-13-20 defines a family child care home as a residence where the operator regularly cares for no more than six children, counting the caregiver's own and related children in the home. Family child care homes register with SC DSS; larger group homes and centers face fuller licensing, background checks, and periodic inspections. In unincorporated Dorchester County the home must also fit the residential zoning district under Ordinance 04-13, keep drop-off and pickup traffic neighborly, and the provider holds a county business license.
Operating a child care home without the required DSS registration or license exposes the provider to state enforcement, fines, and an order to stop caring for children until properly registered and screened.
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