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
 
centers. Full-
 
or
 
part-time
 
care
 
in
 
a
 
nonresidential
 
setting
 
for
 
two
 
or
 
more
 
children
 
under
 
13
 
years
 
old
 
or
 
for
 
13
 
or
 
more
 
children
 
at
 
any
 
location. In
 
Virginia,
 
this
 
includes
 
preschools,
 
nursery
 
schools,
 
and
 
prekindergartens. Accredited
 
preschools
 
that
 
meet
 
certain
 
criteria
 
can
 
go
 
through
 
a
 
certification
 
process
 
instead
 
of
 
licensure. 14098-0207
 

 
Family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 
(licensed): Full-
 
or
 
part-time
 
care
 
in
 
a
 
residence
 
for
 
between
 
one
 
and
 
12
 
children,
 
excluding
 
the
 
provider’s
 
own
 
children
 
and
 
children
 
who
 
live
 
in
 
the
 
home. Any
 
home
 
serving
 
more
 
than
 
four
 
children
 
less
 
than
 
2
 
years
 
old
 
must
 
be
 
licensed
 
or
 
voluntarily
 
registered. Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
may
 
be
 
registered
 
Registration
 
is
 
a
 
form
 
of
 
regulatory
 
activity
 
that
 
typically
 
emphasizes
 
self-
inspection
 
by
 
the
 
caregiver
 
and
 
encourages
 
active
 
parental
 
monitoring
 
of
 
facilities. In
 
Virginia,
 
the
 
voluntary
 
registration
 
program
 
is
 
available
 
to
 
the
 
family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 
that
 
are
 
not
 
required
 
to
 
be
 
state
 
licensed. Voluntary
 
registration
 
is
 
not
 
available
 
in
 
the
 
cities
 
of
 
Alexandria
 
and
 
Fairfax,
 
or
 
in
 
the
 
counties
 
of
 
Arlington
 
and
 
Fairfax,
 
or
 
in
 
any
 
other
 
city
 
or
 
county
 
in
 
which
 
local
 
ordinances
 
provide
 
for
 
regulation
 
or
 
licensing
 
of
 
child
 
care
 
services
 
for
 
compensation.