Home child care in Orange County is licensed by the state, not the county. NC DHHS's Division of Child Development and Early Education licenses a family child care home when you care for three or more unrelated children for pay.
North Carolina regulates home daycare through the NC DHHS Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE). A license is required once you regularly care for more than two children unrelated to you for more than four hours a day; caring for one or two unrelated children needs no license. A licensed family child care home may serve up to five preschool children (counting the operator's own preschoolers) or up to eight if at least three are school-aged. Licensing requires background checks, health and safety training, and periodic inspections. In unincorporated Orange County the home must also satisfy UDO home occupation standards; Chapel Hill and Carrboro apply their own zoning.
Operating a family child care home without the required DCDEE license exposes the provider to state enforcement, fines, and an order to stop care until licensed, screened, and inspected. Exceeding capacity requires immediate correction.
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