Caring for five or more unrelated children for pay in Arizona requires an ADHS child care license. Caring for four or fewer falls outside state licensing, but county zoning and residential-use rules still apply.
Arizona licenses child care through the Department of Health Services, and under A.R.S. § 36-881 a child care facility is one that regularly cares for five or more unrelated children for compensation, so watching four or fewer falls outside state licensing. A larger licensed home or group home must meet ADHS standards, including background checks, staff-to-child ratios, safety inspections, and liability insurance. In unincorporated Coconino County a home child care use is also governed by the Zoning Ordinance's home occupation and residential-use rules, and drop-off traffic must stay compatible with the neighborhood. Flagstaff, Sedona, and Page apply their own zoning inside city limits.
Operating an unlicensed home over the five-child state threshold violates Arizona child care licensing law and can be closed by ADHS. Exceeding what county zoning allows for the residence is a separate code violation.
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