(a)        It shall be unlawful for a child care facility to operate without a current license authorized for issuance under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-88

(a1)      Each child care facility shall display its current license in a prominent place at all times so that the public may be on notice that the facility is licensed and may observe any rating which may appear on the license. Any license issued to a child care facility under this Article shall remain the property of the State and may be removed by persons employed or designated by the Secretary in the event that the license is revoked or suspended, or in the event that the rating is changed.

(b)        A person who provides only drop-in or short-term child care as described in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-86(2)d. and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-86(2)d1., excluding drop-in or short-term child care provided in churches, shall register with the Department that the person is providing only drop-in or short-term child care. Any person providing only drop-in or short-term child care as described in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-86(2)d. and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-86(2)d1., excluding drop-in or short-term child care provided in churches, shall display in a prominent place at all times a notice that the child care arrangement is not required to be licensed and regulated by the Department and is not licensed and regulated by the Department. (1971, c. 803, s. 1; 1997-506, s. 14; 1999-130, s. 4; 2003-192, s. 2; 2005-416, s. 2.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 110-99

  • Child care: A program or arrangement where three or more children less than 13 years old, who do not reside where the care is provided, receive care on a regular basis of at least once per week for more than four hours but less than 24 hours per day from persons other than their guardians or full-time custodians, or from persons not related to them by birth, marriage, or adoption. See North Carolina General Statutes 110-86
  • Child care facility: Includes child care centers, family child care homes, and any other child care arrangement not excluded by N. See North Carolina General Statutes 110-86
  • Department: Department of Health and Human Services. See North Carolina General Statutes 110-86
  • License: A permit issued by the Secretary to any child care facility which meets the statutory standards established under this Article. See North Carolina General Statutes 110-86
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Secretary: The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. See North Carolina General Statutes 110-86
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
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