Inglewood, CA Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)

1(g) of the home occupation article excludes child care from the by-right category once the count exceeds six children at any one time, counting the provider's own kids who live in the home. A state-licensed small family day care operator can still run under this section for seven or eight children total if at least two of the additional children are six years old or older and no more than two infants are present while more than six children are on site; the operator must give parents written notice of the higher headcount and, on leased or rented property, get the landlord's written consent.

10 requires a large family child care facility approval issued with a Business Tax Certificate. The provider's home must sit more than 1,000 feet from any other large family child care facility, and at least one on-site parking space must stay open during operating hours for a non-resident assistant. The operator has to reduce noise on neighbors through dense landscaping, six-foot solid fencing around outdoor play areas, or by locating play areas away from adjacent homes, and must keep a safe drop-off area (a driveway is acceptable, but cars can never block a neighbor's driveway).

Playground equipment taller than fourteen feet has to meet the two-story accessory structure setback for the zone, and pools, spas, ponds and fountains must be made inaccessible to children. , with no outdoor sound amplification allowed at any time. The Planning and Building Department Director mails notice to every property owner within 300 feet of the site, and any of them can request an administrative hearing within twenty days. The applicant pays a fee equal to the zone adjustment fee plus the neighbor-notice cost; anyone requesting a hearing or appealing pays half that application fee. The Director's decision can be appealed to the Planning Commission, whose ruling is final.