Showing ordinances that apply to Elwood, NY
Elwood is an unincorporated community (population 11,426) in Suffolk County, New York. Because Elwood is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Suffolk County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The home daycare rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Suffolk County home daycare operators must be registered or licensed under NY Social Services Law Article 6, Title 1 and regulated by OCFS (18 NYCRR Parts 417 and 418). Family daycare (up to 6 children) requires OCFS registration; group family daycare (7-12) requires a license.
Home daycare in Suffolk County towns (Babylon, Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip, Smithtown, Southampton, Southold, East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island) is state-preempted under NY Social Services Law sec. 390. Municipalities cannot ban state-registered family daycare in residential zones per the NY Court of Appeals ruling. Operators must complete 30 hours of training, pass background checks, maintain liability insurance, and follow OCFS health/safety standards. Suffolk County Department of Health Services inspects food service if meals are prepared. Town zoning may require home occupation permits for the non-childcare operational footprint (signage, parking).
Operating without OCFS registration: up to 500 dollars per day civil penalty. Exceeding child ratios: license revocation. Health code violations cited by Suffolk County DHS.
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