Childcare Center - Any childcare facility providing nonresidential childcare for seven (7) or more children for all or part of a day. The term childcare center includes daycare centers, family daycare facilities, nursery schools, and preschools.
Daycare Center - A childcare center which provides nonresidential childcare for thirteen (13) or more children on a nonresidential basis.
Family Daycare Facility - A childcare center which is used to provide nonresidential childcare for seven (7) to twelve (12) children, including children who are living in the household who are less than six (6) years of age. No more than four (4) of the total number of children may be less than twenty-four (24) month of age.
- An application and floor plans much be must be submitted at least thirty (30) days before the actual or proposed operation of the childcare center is scheduled to begin.
- There is a requirement of 35 sq ft of usable indoor floor space per child (75 sq ft of usable outdoor space per child) - This means that when calculating the square footage of a room, you should subtract the space any furniture and other items take up from the total square footage of the room/playground.
- All buildings/homes built before 1978 must have a Lead Risk Assessment conducted by a West Virginia licensed Lead Risk Assessor. For any questions, call Paul Ice, Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, Radiation, Toxic and Indoor Air Division at 304-356-4271.
- For Childcare licensing standards, call the WVDHHR Kanawha County coordinator Teresa Lawlor 304-356-4619.
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