South Carolina Code 63-13-840. Inspections of family childcare homes
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(A) When the department visits a family childcare home for purposes of an inspection or investigation pursuant to § 63-13-80(A), it shall conduct the review to ensure the facility complies with the following:
(1) health and safety of the children;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 63-13-840
- Child: means a person under the age of eighteen. See South Carolina Code 63-1-40
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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. See South Carolina Code 63-13-810
(2) no evidence of child abuse; and
(3) enrollment within the limits set forth in this chapter.
(B) If a complaint received by the department concerning a family childcare home pursuant to § 63-13-80 indicates that the child has been abused, the department shall carry out its responsibility as authorized under Chapter 7. If the visits and inspections verify conditions detrimental to the health and safety of the children or overenrollment, the department shall carry out its responsibility as authorized pursuant to § 63-13-160 and § 63-13-830(C).