South Carolina state laws on operating an at home childcare legally unlicensed?
Asked by Jojo
I know in some states you can operate legally but there are standards about how many children/families you can have. Any info would be greatly appreciated. I just can't find what the exact laws are.

Best Answer:
As for the licenses and requirements in your state, the Administration for Children and Families provide a state by state listing of contacts for licensing and regulations governing child care businesses: http://www.nccic.org/statedata/dirs/regoffic.html In South Carolina, the contact agency for overseeing daycare businesses is: Department of Social Services Division of Child Day Care Licensing and Regulatory Services 2638 Two Notch Road, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 Phone: 803-253-4049 Fax: 803-252-1364 Web site: http://www.state.sc.us/dss/cdclrs/ This page contains an overview of the regulations governing child care operations in SC: http://www.state.sc.us/dss/cdclrs/overview.html The first step is to prepare a business plan. Even if you will not be applying for a bank loan, a business plan helps you to think through your business - what it needs, who it will benefit, how much it will cost, and what is its potential. Here are free business plans on childcare business that you may want to look into: http://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-30.doc http://www.misbtdc.org/documents/BPWORKBK.pdf http://www.misbtdc.org/documents/CDCPLAN.pdf http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/sbic/bplans.htm You may want to read the free article "How To Start Your Own Day Care Center" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol40/daycare.htm It covers various aspects of starting and running a daycare center including the demand for daycare centers, how to start this business, shoestring strategies, how to operate a daycare center, tips on caring for the children, income potential, how to manage your daycare, marketing your business and other additional income potential. There are so many things to learn about the business that the first step is to read everything you can find. Other articles you may want to read: Starting a Child Day Care Business http://www.libsci.sc.edu/BOB/class/clis748/Studentwebguides/ss02/pollack2.htm Childcare.net http://childcare.net/indexnew.shtml Starting a child-care services business http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,290241,00.html HOW TO START A QUALITY CHILD CARE BUSINESS http://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-29.pdf For in-depth information, I suggest checking out the following books: - Start and Run a Profitable Home Day Care - The Daycare Provider's Workbook - Start Your Own At-Home Child Care Business - So You Want to Open a Profitable Child Care Center : Everything You Need to Know to Plan, Organize and Implement a Successful Program It is also important that you learn the tax rules affecting daycare centers, especially if you are going to open one from your home. Here is the IRS page on child care centers: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/industries/content/0,,id=99878,00.html

Im not sure what the state laws are for South Carolina but, in Oregon you can operate an in home daycare with out a license. You should call for more further information for South Carolina or check out the website below.
Answered by Tisha J