Greeley, CO Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- Child cap
- Up to 12 children
- License required
- Colo. Dept. of Human Services
- Zoning treatment
- Home occupation, accessory use
- Governing sections
- §§ 24-402, 24-403.c
Summary
Greeley treats licensed in-home child care as a 'child care home' accessory use capped at 12 children, run as a home occupation under Sec. 24-403.c with relaxed visit limits for drop-offs and pick-ups.
Child care home. A residential dwelling licensed by the Colorado Department of Human Services to provide child care services as a home occupation and an accessory use to the operator's principal residence. The facility may provide care for up to 12 children, and subject to greater restrictions based on Colorado Department of Human Services licensing rules as an accessory use to the operator's principal residence.
Child care center. A commercial use that provides care for children outside of the home, or any care for more than 12 children.
Entertainment/event establishment. A commercial use that rents facilities and grounds for special events, concerts, social functions, or other large gatherings. This use does not include any events that are accessory to an otherwise permitted civic, institutional, or commercial use.
Food and beverage. A specific service and retail use engaged in the business of serving prepared food and/or beverages to the public for immediate consumption. Food and beverage uses are further refined by scale, format and intensity based on the following:
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
The code defines a 'child care home' (Sec. 24-402) as a residential dwelling licensed by the Colorado Department of Human Services to provide child care as a home occupation accessory to the operator's own residence, capped at 12 children: caring for more is classified instead as a commercial 'child care center.' As a home occupation under Sec. 24-403.c, it is otherwise subject to the general home-occupation rules, including a permit from the community development director and a business license, but the standard limits of one customer vehicle and ten client visits per week are expressly waived for child-care drop-offs and pick-ups.
Violations & Fines
Caring for more than 12 children without licensing as a commercial child care center, or operating without the Sec. 24-403.c home-occupation permit, violates both the zoning code and state child-care licensing requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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