In-home child care in Shelby County is licensed by the Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS). A family child care home caring for five to seven unrelated children for three or more hours a day must be DHS-licensed.
The Tennessee Department of Human Services licenses child care agencies with five or more unrelated children operating three or more hours per day, unless exempt. A 'family child care home' serves at least five but not more than seven unrelated children; a 'group child care home' serves at least eight but not more than twelve (up to fifteen with three additional school-agers). DHS rules (Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-04-01) set adult-to-child ratios, five-year background checks, health and safety standards, and require pools be made inaccessible by fences and locked gates. In unincorporated Shelby County, a child care center is a prohibited home occupation under UDC 2.7.4, but a group day care home is a permitted residential use.
Providing care to five or more unrelated children three or more hours a day without a DHS license, when not exempt, is illegal and can be reported to the DHS complaint hotline. Zoning limits are separately enforced by the county.
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