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County updates family childcare definition to match state law, raising maximum from 8 to 10 children
Dare County Board of Commissioners · January 5, 2026
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Summary
The board adopted a text amendment bringing Dare County into compliance with state law that increases the permitted number of children in a family childcare home from eight to 10, with state-specified age sublimits; the change was approved unanimously.
Dare County commissioners voted unanimously Jan. 5 to amend local zoning definitions for family childcare homes to align with a change in North Carolina general statute that increases the maximum children permissible in a family-care setting from eight to 10.
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