Pembroke Pines, FL Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)

15(D) defines a FAMILY DAY-CARE HOME as an occupied residence providing regular child care to children from at least two unrelated families for payment, whether or not run for profit. Capacity is tiered by age: four children from birth to 12 months; three infants plus others up to six total; six preschoolers over 12 months; or ten children if no more than five are preschool-age and no more than two of those five are under 12 months. m. during Daylight Saving Time). No home may operate without first obtaining a local business tax receipt, and every application must carry a $50 fee.

Before the receipt issues, the city must notify surrounding owners by certified mail, at the applicant's expense, of the location, operator, property owner, and proposed hours. In a townhome or condominium, notice reaches owners within 100 feet; for a single-family home it reaches those next to, behind, or directly across the street, and every owner on a cul-de-sac. If 30% of surrounding condo/townhome owners, or one contiguous single-family owner, objects, the City Administration reviews the objection, weighing traffic safety and neighborhood impact, with the burden on the objector.

A denial or conditional approval based on a third-party objection may be appealed in writing to the City Commission within ten days. S. Chapter 402's state day-care standards.