Caring for children for pay in a Sarpy County home requires a Nebraska DHHS license. A Family Child Care Home I serves up to 8 children; a Home II up to 12 with two providers. The city or county adds only zoning.
Home child care in Nebraska is licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services, not by Sarpy County or its cities. A Family Child Care Home I, run by one provider, serves up to eight children; a Family Child Care Home II, with two providers, serves up to twelve. Licensing brings background checks, training, safety inspection, and set child-to-provider ratios. DHHS licensing, not local approval, decides whether the daycare may operate, but the home must still meet Sarpy County or city zoning and building rules, and drop-off traffic should not disrupt the neighborhood. Caring for up to three children unrelated to the provider generally falls below the license threshold.
Operating a licensed-size child care home without the DHHS license violates state child care licensing law; the Department can order it closed, and each day of unlicensed operation may be treated as a separate offense.
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