Chesterfield County, VA Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)

Virginia Code Section 15.2-2292 requires zoning ordinances to treat home-based child care serving one through four children, excluding the provider's own children and resident children, as residential occupancy by a single family, with no conditions more restrictive than for any residence. Chesterfield follows this: caring for up to four children needs no zoning approval. Caring for five to twelve children requires a conditional use permit (application fee around $300) and state licensure through Virginia's child care licensing (childcare.virginia.gov). A home caring for more than four children under age two, including the provider's own, must also be licensed or voluntarily registered.