{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/22.1-289.011.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/22.1-289.011.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/22.1-289.011.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/22.1-289.011.html"}],"law_id":55674,"edition_id":1,"section_id":55674,"structure_id":14356,"section_number":"22.1-289.011","catch_line":"Licenses required; issuance, expiration, and renewal; maximum number of participants or children; posting of licenses","history":"2020, cc. 860, 861.","full_text":"A\n\nAs used in this section, &#8220;person&#8221; means any individual; corporation; partnership; association; limited liability company; local government; state agency, including any department, institution, authority, instrumentality, board, or other administrative agency of the Commonwealth; or other legal or commercial entity that operates or maintains a child day program or family day system.B\n\nEvery person who constitutes, or who operates or maintains, a child day program or family day system shall obtain the appropriate license from the Superintendent, which may be renewed. The Superintendent, upon request, shall consult with, advise, and assist any person interested in securing and maintaining any such license. Each application for a license shall be made to the Superintendent, in such form as he may prescribe. It shall contain the name and address of the applicant and, if the applicant is an association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, the names and addresses of its officers and agents. The application shall also contain a description of the activities proposed to be engaged in and the facilities and services to be employed, together with other pertinent information as the Superintendent may require.C\n\nThe licenses shall be issued on forms prescribed by the Superintendent. Any two or more licenses may be issued for concurrent operation of more than one child day program or family day system, but each license shall be issued upon a separate form. Each license for a family day home or family day system and renewals thereof may be issued for periods of up to three successive years, unless sooner revoked or surrendered. Licenses issued to child day centers under this chapter shall have a duration of two years from date of issuance.D\n\nThe Superintendent may extend or shorten the duration of licensure periods for a child day program or family day system whenever, in his sole discretion, it is administratively necessary to redistribute the workload for greater efficiency in staff utilization.E\n\nEach license shall indicate the maximum number of persons who may be cared for in the child day program or family day system for which it is issued.F\n\nThe license and any other documents required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.G\n\nEvery person issued a license that has not been suspended or revoked shall renew such license prior to its expiration.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":204080,"text":"As used in this section, &#8220;person&#8221; means any individual; corporation; partnership; association; limited liability company; local government; state agency, including any department, institution, authority, instrumentality, board, or other administrative agency of the Commonwealth; or other legal or commercial entity that operates or maintains a child day program or family day system.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":204081,"text":"Every person who constitutes, or who operates or maintains, a child day program or family day system shall obtain the appropriate license from the Superintendent, which may be renewed. The Superintendent, upon request, shall consult with, advise, and assist any person interested in securing and maintaining any such license. Each application for a license shall be made to the Superintendent, in such form as he may prescribe. It shall contain the name and address of the applicant and, if the applicant is an association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, the names and addresses of its officers and agents. The application shall also contain a description of the activities proposed to be engaged in and the facilities and services to be employed, together with other pertinent information as the Superintendent may require.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":204082,"text":"The licenses shall be issued on forms prescribed by the Superintendent. Any two or more licenses may be issued for concurrent operation of more than one child day program or family day system, but each license shall be issued upon a separate form. Each license for a family day home or family day system and renewals thereof may be issued for periods of up to three successive years, unless sooner revoked or surrendered. Licenses issued to child day centers under this chapter shall have a duration of two years from date of issuance.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":204083,"text":"The Superintendent may extend or shorten the duration of licensure periods for a child day program or family day system whenever, in his sole discretion, it is administratively necessary to redistribute the workload for greater efficiency in staff utilization.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":204084,"text":"Each license shall indicate the maximum number of persons who may be cared for in the child day program or family day system for which it is issued.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"5":{"id":204085,"text":"The license and any other documents required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E","next_prefix":"G"},"6":{"id":204086,"text":"Every person issued a license that has not been suspended or revoked shall renew such license prior to its expiration.","type":"section","prefixes":["G"],"prefix":"G","entire_prefix":"G","prefix_anchor":"G","level":1,"prior_prefix":"F"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14356,"edition_id":1,"name":"Licensure","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13624,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:52","permalink":{"id":182655,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14356,"identifier":"3","token":"22.1\/14.1\/3","url":"\/22.1\/14.1\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13624,"edition_id":1,"name":"Early Childhood Care and Education","identifier":"14.1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12823,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:24","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:24","permalink":{"id":182605,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13624,"identifier":"14.1","token":"22.1\/14.1","url":"\/22.1\/14.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12823,"edition_id":1,"name":"Education","identifier":"22.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":180949,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12823,"identifier":"22.1","token":"22.1","url":"\/22.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":84872,"structure_id":14356,"section_number":"22.1-289.010","catch_line":"Application fees; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0861\">861<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74884,"section_number":"15.2-2824","catch_line":"Prohibitions on smoking generally; penalty for violation","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2824\/"},{"id":54594,"section_number":"22.1-289.049","catch_line":"Regulated child day programs to require proof of child identity and age; report to law-enforcement agencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-289.049\/"},{"id":62352,"section_number":"22.1-289.056","catch_line":"Storage of firearms in certain family day homes","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-289.056\/"},{"id":76089,"section_number":"22.1-289.05:1","catch_line":"(Expires July 1, 2029) Small Family Day Home Provider Incentive Pilot Program","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-289.05_1\/"},{"id":58298,"section_number":"58.1-439.4","catch_line":"Day-care facility investment tax credit","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-439.4\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":182661,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55674,"identifier":"22.1-289.011","token":"22.1\/14.1\/3\/22.1-289.011","url":"\/22.1-289.011\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-289.011\/","token":"22.1\/14.1\/3\/22.1-289.011","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licenses required; issuance, expiration, and renewal; maximum number of participants or children; posting of licenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-289.011","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> As used in this section, &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span>&#8221; means any individual; corporation; partnership; association; limited liability company; local government; state agency, including any <span class=\"dictionary\">department<\/span>, institution, authority, instrumentality, <span class=\"dictionary\">board<\/span>, or other administrative agency of the Commonwealth; or other legal or commercial entity that operates or maintains a <span class=\"dictionary\">child day program<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">family day system<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-204080\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-289.011\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Every <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> who constitutes, or who operates or maintains, a <span class=\"dictionary\">child day program<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">family day system<\/span> shall obtain the appropriate license from the <span class=\"dictionary\">Superintendent<\/span>, which may be renewed. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Superintendent<\/span>, upon request, shall consult with, advise, and assist any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> interested in securing and maintaining any such license. Each application for a license shall be made to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Superintendent<\/span>, in such form as he may prescribe. It shall contain the name and address of the applicant and, if the applicant is an association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, the names and addresses of its officers and agents. The application shall also contain a description of the activities proposed to be engaged in and the facilities and services to be employed, together with other pertinent information as the <span class=\"dictionary\">Superintendent<\/span> may require. <a id=\"paragraph-204081\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-289.011\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The licenses shall be issued on forms prescribed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Superintendent<\/span>. Any two or more licenses may be issued for concurrent operation of more than one <span class=\"dictionary\">child day program<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">family day system<\/span>, but each license shall be issued upon a separate form. Each license for a <span class=\"dictionary\">family day home<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">family day system<\/span> and renewals thereof may be issued for periods of up to three successive years, unless sooner revoked or surrendered. Licenses issued to <span class=\"dictionary\">child day centers<\/span> under this chapter shall have a duration of two years from date of issuance. <a id=\"paragraph-204082\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-289.011\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Superintendent<\/span> may extend or shorten the duration of licensure periods for a <span class=\"dictionary\">child day program<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">family day system<\/span> whenever, in his sole discretion, it is administratively necessary to redistribute the workload for greater efficiency in staff utilization. <a id=\"paragraph-204083\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-289.011\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> Each license shall indicate the maximum number of <span class=\"dictionary\">persons<\/span> who may be cared for in the <span class=\"dictionary\">child day program<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">family day system<\/span> for which it is issued. <a id=\"paragraph-204084\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-289.011\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"F\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">F.<\/span> The license and any other documents required by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Superintendent<\/span> shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. <a id=\"paragraph-204085\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-289.011\/#F\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"G\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">G.<\/span> Every <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> issued a license that has not been suspended or revoked shall renew such license prior to its expiration. <a id=\"paragraph-204086\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-289.011\/#G\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSES REQUIRED; ISSUANCE, EXPIRATION, AND RENEWAL; MAXIMUM NUMBER OF\nPARTICIPANTS OR CHILDREN; POSTING OF LICENSES (\u00a7 22.1-289.011)\n\nA. As used in this section, &#8220;person&#8221; means any individual;\ncorporation; partnership; association; limited liability company; local\ngovernment; state agency, including any department, institution, authority,\ninstrumentality, board, or other administrative agency of the Commonwealth; or\nother legal or commercial entity that operates or maintains a child day program\nor family day system.\n\nB. Every person who constitutes, or who operates or maintains, a child day\nprogram or family day system shall obtain the appropriate license from the\nSuperintendent, which may be renewed. The Superintendent, upon request, shall\nconsult with, advise, and assist any person interested in securing and\nmaintaining any such license. Each application for a license shall be made to\nthe Superintendent, in such form as he may prescribe. It shall contain the name\nand address of the applicant and, if the applicant is an association,\npartnership, limited liability company, or corporation, the names and addresses\nof its officers and agents. The application shall also contain a description of\nthe activities proposed to be engaged in and the facilities and services to be\nemployed, together with other pertinent information as the Superintendent may\nrequire.\n\nC. The licenses shall be issued on forms prescribed by the Superintendent. Any\ntwo or more licenses may be issued for concurrent operation of more than one\nchild day program or family day system, but each license shall be issued upon a\nseparate form. Each license for a family day home or family day system and\nrenewals thereof may be issued for periods of up to three successive years,\nunless sooner revoked or surrendered. Licenses issued to child day centers under\nthis chapter shall have a duration of two years from date of issuance.\n\nD. The Superintendent may extend or shorten the duration of licensure periods\nfor a child day program or family day system whenever, in his sole discretion,\nit is administratively necessary to redistribute the workload for greater\nefficiency in staff utilization.\n\nE. Each license shall indicate the maximum number of persons who may be cared\nfor in the child day program or family day system for which it is issued.\n\nF. The license and any other documents required by the Superintendent shall be\nposted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.\n\nG. Every person issued a license that has not been suspended or revoked shall\nrenew such license prior to its expiration.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 860, 861.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}