Fairfax Day Care Hearing Set for March
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors may raise capacity limit to 12 children by special permit, but by-right limit will stay at seven.
Fairfax County officials aren’t budging on the number of children a home day care facility is allowed to care for without a special permit. The Commonwealth of Virginia allows for up to 12 children in a licensed day-care, but Fairfax County ordinances allow for only seven. Providers can apply for a special permit that allows for a maximum of 10. The county law was rarely enforced, prompting many providers to take in a dozen kids, as allowed by their state licenses. But new state regulations that require formal documentation from zoning officials will have many providers applying for special permits, so the Board is proposing raising the permit limit to 12 children. During its meeting Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors voted to advertise a …
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