H259 - 2023 Appropriations Act. (SL 2023-134)

Overview: Section 9D.10 of S.L. 2023-134 amends the law (G.S. 110-86(3)) to increase the maximum number of children allowed in a family child care home to 10 children provided the arrangement complies with the law on family child care home capacity (G.S. 110-91(7)b).

This section also amends the family child care home capacity law (G.S. 110-91(7)b) to allow a family child care home to provide care to one of the following groups of children:

• A maximum of eight children made up of no more than five children from birth to five years old and three school-aged children.
• A maximum of three children from birth to 24 months old, plus three children from two to five years old, and three school-aged children up to 13 years old, for a maximum of nine children.
• A maximum of 10 children if all children are older than 24 months old.
• Each of these numbers includes the operator's own preschool aged children and excludes the operator's school aged children up to 13 years old.

This section became effective July 1, 2023.