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Hillsboro Pines is an unincorporated community (population 496) in Broward County, Florida. Because Hillsboro Pines is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Broward County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The home daycare rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Family day care homes in Broward County must register or be licensed under Florida Statute 402.313. The Broward County Child Care Licensing and Enforcement agency handles local oversight, inspections, and background screening.
Broward County is a designated licensing county under Florida Statute 402.3131, meaning the county itself (not DCF) licenses family day care homes and large family child care homes operating in unincorporated areas and most municipalities. A family day care home may care for up to 10 children total including the operator's own, with specific age-distribution limits: no more than 4 children under age 1, or a combination capped per state rule. A large family child care home allows up to 12 children but requires a full-time employee. Operators must complete a 40-hour introductory child care training course, 10 additional hours of early literacy/language development for infants and toddlers when applicable, current CPR and first aid certification, and annual in-service training. All household members age 12 and up must complete Level 2 background screening (fingerprints through FDLE and FBI). The Broward County Child Care Licensing and Enforcement Section conducts at least annual inspections, reviews immunization records, and enforces health, safety, and ratio rules. Penalties for operating unlicensed include fines, closure, and misdemeanor prosecution.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
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