A regular family child care home in Colorado may care for six children from birth to age 18, with no more than two under age two, plus up to two additional school-age children. The home must be licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (7 CCR 1101). Jeffco allows
Colorado's Rules Regulating Family Child Care Homes (7 CCR 1101, §7.707) govern in-home daycare. The regular-home capacity rule states: "In a regular (FCCH) home, care may be provided for six (6) children from birth to eighteen (18) years of age with no more than two (2) children under two (2) years of age," plus no more than two additional school-age children (age six and up, first grade or above) attending full-day school. A state license from the Colorado Department of Early Childhood is required. In unincorporated Jefferson County, a "State licensed or certified small day-care home" is a permitted home occupation under Zoning Resolution §21.B.8, and large day-care homes require an Administrative Exception (§21.E.4); day-care homes may use outdoor play
Operating an unlicensed family child care home violates state licensing law; exceeding capacity or running a large home without the county Administrative Exception is a zoning and licensing violation.
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