State law (SB 234 / Health & Safety Code 1597.40 to 1597.45) makes small and large family daycare homes a by-right residential use. Lynwood's code handles large family daycare under Article 21; small family daycare (eight or fewer children) is permitted like any home. Licensing is by the state.
California's Child Care Facilities Act, strengthened by SB 234, provides in Health & Safety Code 1597.40 to 1597.45 that use of a home as a small family daycare home (eight or fewer children) or large family daycare home (up to 14 children) is a residential use by right for all local ordinances, including zoning. Lynwood's zoning code (LMC Article 20) handles large family daycare under Article 21; small family daycare is protected by-right by state law, which preempts local rules on the use of family daycare homes. Lynwood may not require a conditional use permit or business tax for a small family daycare home. Providers must be licensed by the California Department of Social Services.
Lynwood cannot cite a properly licensed small family daycare home operating in a residential zone, as it is a by-right use. Daycare standards are enforced by the state Community Care Licensing Division; operating without a license is a state violation.
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