Fishers permits in-home child care as a 'Child Care Home' under UDO Sec. 5.4.1, which defers to Indiana law (IC 12-17.2) for capacity and licensing. A childcare home is also recognized as a home occupation under Sec. 5.7.2.C in accordance with I.C. 36-7-4-1108, while state licensing is handled by Indiana FSSA.
Home daycare in Fishers is governed by both the city's zoning code and Indiana state law. Under UDO Sec. 5.4.1 (Child Care), Fishers recognizes a 'Child Care Home' as a residential structure in which, 'regarding IC 12-17.2,' at least six children (not counting the provider's own children or relatives) receive child care while unattended by a parent, for regular compensation, for more than four hours but less than 24 hours, on at least 10 consecutive calendar days per year (excluding intervening weekends and holidays). The UDO incorporates the state's class structure: a Class I Child Care Home serves any combination of full- and part-time children under age seven but not more than 12 children at one time, and a Class II Child Care Home serves more than 12 but not more than 16 full- and part-time children under age seven at one time. Separately, the city's home-occupation rules (Sec. 5.7.2.C.1.i) list a 'childcare home in accordance with I.C. 36-7-4-1108' as a permitted home occupation, which is the Indiana statute that protects qualifying family child-care homes from being zoned out of residential districts. Licensing, registration, health, safety, ratio, and inspection requirements for child-care homes are administered by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) under IC 12-17.2, not by a Fishers permit. Providers should confirm their class and state registration/license status with FSSA, and ensure the operation also meets the general home-occupation conditions (residential character, no manufacturing, parking) where applicable.
Capacity, licensing, ratios, and safety are enforced by Indiana FSSA under IC 12-17.2. At the city level, the use must fit the Child Care Home definition (Sec. 5.4.1) and, as a home occupation, the standards in Sec. 5.7.2.C; the state law I.C. 36-7-4-1108 protects qualifying homes in residential districts. Confirm zoning fit with Fishers Planning & Zoning (317-595-3155) and licensing with FSSA.
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