In-home child care in North Carolina is licensed by the state, not the county. A Family Child Care Home license from NC DCDEE is required to care for more than two unrelated children for more than four hours a day, up to a maximum of eight children.
North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 110, Article 7, and Title 10A, Chapter 9 of the Administrative Code require a Family Child Care Home license, issued by the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), when you care for more than two unrelated children for more than four hours a day in your home. A licensed family child care home may serve a maximum of eight children, with no more than five ages birth through five, plus up to three school-age children. Caring for more preschoolers requires a Child Care Center license. The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County UDO treats a licensed family care home in a residence as a residential use; larger centers are subject to zoning review. Local fire and building
Operating an unlicensed family child care home is a violation of NC child care law enforced by DCDEE, which can order the operation to cease and pursue civil penalties.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
forsyth-county-nc
Home backyard composting is allowed in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County. There is no ordinance requiring or banning it, but a compost pile must not become a nuis...
forsyth-county-nc
Neither Winston-Salem nor Forsyth County has a specific ordinance banning or mandating artificial turf for home lawns. Its use is governed by general zoning,...
forsyth-county-nc
Since 2024 Winston-Salem lets residents replace lawns with registered Natural Landscape Areas of native plants. Turf grass must stay under eight inches, area...
forsyth-county-nc
Collecting rainwater is legal in North Carolina, and no county or city may prohibit cisterns or rain barrels used for irrigation. Forsyth County sets no ban....
forsyth-county-nc
North Carolina has no statewide homeowner watering ban, and there is no permanent year-round schedule in Winston-Salem/Forsyth. Mandatory odd/even watering d...
forsyth-county-nc
Winston-Salem defines 'rank noxious vegetation' over eight inches as a nuisance, including non-native grasses, invasive plants, poisonous plants, and untende...
See how Forsyth County's home daycare rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.