Daycare Inspections

Child Care Regulation

The Sullivan County Health Department conducts sanitation inspections of child care facilities. It enforces the laws, regulation and guidelines established by the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (DHSS), Division of Regulation and Licensure, Section for Child Care Regulation.

LICENSED CHILD CARE FACILITY

Family Home

A licensed child care program where care is offered by a licensed child care provider for no more than ten children, not related to the provider

Group Home
A licensed child care program where care is offered by a licensed child care provider for no more than 20 children, not related to the caregiver, in a location separate from the provider’s living quarters.

Center
A licensed child care program where care is offered by a licensed child care provider for more than 20 children in a location other than the provider’s residence.