(A) As used in this chapter, "family childcare home" means a facility within a residence occupied by the operator in which childcare regularly is provided for no more than six children, unattended by a parent or legal guardian, including those children living in the home and the children received for childcare who are related to the resident caregiver. However, an occupied residence in which childcare is provided only for a child or children related to the resident caregiver or only for the child or children of one unrelated family, or only for a combination of these children, is not a family childcare home.
(B) An operator of a family childcare home shall register with the department within six months of June 13, 1977.
(C)(1) A family childcare home which elects to participate in a federal program which requires licensing as a prerequisite to participation may elect to be licensed under the procedures in Section 63-13-820. A family childcare home electing licensing shall demonstrate compliance with the suggested standards developed by the department under Section 63-13-180 and shall comply with provisions of Sections 63-13-420 and 63-13-430 relating to criminal history conviction records checks, a Central Registry check to be conducted by the department to determine any abuse or neglect perpetrated by the person upon a child, and a search of the National Crime Information Center National Sex Offender Registry and the state sex offender registry pursuant to Section 23-3-430 upon original licensing and upon renewal. The person shall be subject to a state criminal register or repository check, a state sex offender check, and a state child abuse and neglect registry and database check in each state where the person has lived in the previous five years.
(2) Operators and caregivers of licensed family childcare homes are held to the standards in Sections 63-13-420 and 63-13-430 regarding criminal convictions and Central Registry and sex offender checks.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2019 Act No. 52 (S.595), Section 7, eff May 16, 2019.
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 52, Section 7, in (C), inserted the (1) identifier, rewrote the second and third sentences, and added (2).
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code
Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities
Section 63-13-20. Definitions.
Section 63-13-30. Caregiver requirements.
Section 63-13-40. Background checks for employment.
Section 63-13-50. Fingerprint exemptions.
Section 63-13-60. Criminal history review fee.
Section 63-13-70. Register required.
Section 63-13-80. Investigations and inspections.
Section 63-13-100. Provisional licensure, approval, and registration.
Section 63-13-110. First aid and CPR certificates.
Section 63-13-120. Training on domestic violence.
Section 63-13-130. Consultation.
Section 63-13-140. Compliance review.
Section 63-13-150. Violation citations.
Section 63-13-160. Injunctions.
Section 63-13-180. Regulations and suggested standards.
Section 63-13-185. Childcare facility medication administration to children.
Section 63-13-190. Fingerprint reviews of Department of Social Services personnel.
Section 63-13-200. Unlawful offenses near childcare facilities.
Section 63-13-210. Notice to parents that childcare business does not carry liability insurance.
Section 63-13-410. Licensure required for private centers and group homes.
Section 63-13-420. Licensure requirements.
Section 63-13-430. License renewal.
Section 63-13-440. Display of license.
Section 63-13-450. Deficiency correction notices.
Section 63-13-460. License denial; nonrenewal; notice; hearings; appeals.
Section 63-13-610. Approval required for public centers and group homes.
Section 63-13-620. Statement of approval requirements.
Section 63-13-630. Approval renewal.
Section 63-13-640. Deficiency correction notices.
Section 63-13-650. Review meeting.
Section 63-13-810. Registration required for family childcare homes.
Section 63-13-820. Registration requirements.
Section 63-13-825. Training for daycare operators and workers.
Section 63-13-830. Statement of registration.
Section 63-13-840. Inspections of family childcare homes.
Section 63-13-860. Consultation.
Section 63-13-1010. Registration required for church and religious centers.
Section 63-13-1020. Registration and inspections.
Section 63-13-1030. Statement of registration.
Section 63-13-1040. Department of Social Services curriculum restrictions.
Section 63-13-1050. Deficiency correction notices.
Section 63-13-1060. Injunctions.
Section 63-13-1080. Penalties.
Section 63-13-1110. Sex offender employment prohibitions.
Section 63-13-1210. State advisory committee established.
Section 63-13-1220. Committee duties.