Running a child care home in Shawnee County requires a license from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Under K.S.A. 65-501, it is unlawful to maintain a child care facility for children under 16 without one.
Home-based child care in Kansas is licensed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), with background checks run through the Department for Children and Families (DCF). Under K.S.A. 65-501, it is unlawful to conduct or maintain a child care facility for children under 16 without a KDHE license or temporary permit. A licensed day care home faces capacity limits, staff-to-child ratios, safety and fire inspections, training, and background clearances. In unincorporated Shawnee County the home must also meet county zoning; Topeka and the smaller cities add their own zoning review of a home daycare.
Operating a child care home without the required KDHE license violates K.S.A. 65-501; the state can seek to close the operation, and each day of unlicensed care can be treated as a separate offense.
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