Hinds County, MS Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)

Article II defines three classes of day care: Family Home Care, a private residence accommodating no more than 6 persons at a time at least two days per week; Small Group Care, up to 12 persons on a regular schedule; and Large Group Care Center, over 12 persons in a building, all subject to state-imposed licensure. Because day care facilities are listed only as conditional uses, not by-right uses, an operator must follow Section 2406: submit a written application identifying the section under which approval is sought, file a detailed site plan under Section 2408, and go through a public hearing noticed per Section 2410.

The Board of Supervisors then issues a written decision addressing ingress/egress and traffic safety, off-street parking, refuse areas, utilities, screening and buffering, required yards, and general compatibility with adjoining property. Conditional uses other than public/quasi-public facilities face a two-year review and permit renewal requirement, and a use found in violation of its approved conditions has the permit voided, requiring a full reapplication. A filing fee applies per the Schedule of Filing Fees the Board adopted September 9, 1985 (Book 47, Page 627).