A Florida family day care home may care for up to 10 children depending on ages. It is a residential use, so Escambia County cannot zone it out of residential areas, but it must be registered or licensed with the state.
Florida Statute 402.302 defines a family day care home and caps enrollment by age: a maximum of four children under 12 months; or three under 12 months plus others for up to six total; or six preschoolers if all are over 12 months; or ten children if no more than five are preschool age and no more than two of those are under 12 months. Family day care homes must register (or be licensed) with the Department of Children and Families or the local licensing agency. Florida treats a family day care home as a residential use, so the county's Land Development Code cannot exclude it from residential zoning districts, though larger child care centers need commercial zoning.
Operating over the child limits or without state registration/licensure exposes the operator to Department of Children and Families enforcement and penalties.
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