Title: 
Headings: Child Care Regulations in Virginia
Child
 
Care
 
Regulations
 
in
 
Virginia
 

Overview
 

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
must
 
be
 
licensed
 

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
may
 
be
 
registered
 

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
may
 
operate
 
without
 
a
 
license
 

Age-group
 
definitions
 

Subsidized
 
child
 
care
 

Whom
 
to
 
contact
 

Virginia
 
Department
 
of
 
Social
 
Services
 

Child
 
abuse
 
reporting
 

Child
 
care
 
centers
 

Licenses
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Director
 

Program
 
leader
 

Aide
 

Staff
 
training
 

CPR
 
and
 
first
 
aid
 

Staff
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Staff
 
background
 
checks
 

Discipline
 

Parents’
 
rights
 

Health
 
and
 
safety
 
requirements
 

Care
 
for
 
sick
 
children
 

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Family
 
day
 
homes
 
(licensed)
 

Licenses
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Provider
 

Assistant
  

Substitute
  

Staff
 
training
  

CPR
 
and
 
first
 
aid
 

Staff
 
medical
 
requirements
  

Staff
 
background
 
checks
 

Discipline
 

Parents’
 
rights
 

Health
 
and
 
safety
 
requirements
 

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Care
 
for
 
sick
 
children
 

Family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 
(voluntarily
 
registered)
 

Registration
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Provider
 

Assistant
 

Substitute
 

Staff
 
training
 

CPR
 
and
 
first
 
aid
 

Staff
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Staff
 
background
 
checks
 

Discipline
 

Parents’
 
rights
 

Health
 
and
 
safety
 
requirements
 

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Care
 
for
 
sick
 
children
 


Content: Child Care Regulations in Virginia
Child
 
Care
 
Regulations
 
in
 
Virginia
 
Overview
 
A
 
summary
 
of
 
child
 
care
 
regulations
 
in
 
Virginia. Types
 
of
 
care
that
 
must
 
be
 
licensed
 


 
Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
may
 
be
 
registered
 


Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
may
 
operate
 
without
 
a
 
license
 


 
Age-group
 
definitions
 


 
Subsidized
 
child
 
care
 


 
Whom
 
to
 
contact
 


 
Child
 
abuse
 
reporting
 


 
Child
 
care
 
centers
 


 
Family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 
(licensed)
 


 
Family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 
(voluntarily
 
registered)
 

Child
 
care
 
is
 
regulated
 
differently
 
in
 
every
 
state
 
and
 
sometimes
 
even
 
in
 
different
 
counties
 
or
 
cities
 
in
 
the
 
same
 
state. In
 
Virginia,
 
the
Department
 
of
 
Social
 
Services,
 
Division
 
of
 
Licensing
 
Programs,
 
licenses
 
child
 
care
 
centers
 
and
 
some
 
family
 
child
 
care
 
homes. Smaller
 
family
 
day
 
homes
 
may
 
be
 
voluntarily
 
registered
 
by
 
agencies
 
contracted
 
by
 
the
 
department. In
 
northern
 
Virginia
 
it
 
is
 
also
common
 
for
 
local
 
governments
 
to
 
have
their
 
own
 
rules
 
covering
 
family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 
that
 
are
 
not
 
regulated
 
by
 
the
 
state. Other
 
types
 
of
 
local
 
regulations,
 
such
 
as
 
zoning,
 
health,
 
building,
 
and
 
fire
 
safety
 
codes,
 
may
 
also
 
apply
 
to
 
child
 
care
 
facilities. This
 
guide
 
explains
 
the
 
level
 
of
 
quality
 
required
 
by
 
child
 
care
 
regulations
 
in
 
Virginia. Some
 
child
 
care
 
programs
 
in
 
the
 
state
 
operate
 
at
 
this
 
level
 
and
 
some
 
well
 
above
 
it. As
 
a
 
parent,
 
you
 
have
 
your
 
own
 
standards
 
and
 
will
 
look
 
for
 
providers
 
you
 
trust
 
to
 
meet
 
them. Over
 
time,
 
your
 
informed
 
consumer
 
choice
 
and
 
cooperation
 
with
 
the
 
licensing
 
agency
 
can
 
help
 
raise
 
the
 
quality
 
of
 
child
 
care
 
in
 
your
 
community.