Pursuant to G.S. 110-86(2)(e), public schools are not child care and are, therefore, exempt from licensure. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, all NC Pre-K programs, as defined in Section.3000 of this Chapter, and Developmental Day Services, as defined in Section.2900 of this Chapter, and any program or arrangement housed in a public school that is not operated by the public school unit and provides care to three or more infants, toddlers, or preschoolers on a regular basis of at least once per week for more than four hours from persons other than their guardians or full-time custodians or from persons not related to them by birth, marriage, or adoption are child care as defined in G.S. 110-86(2) and requires a child care license.
10A N.C. Admin. Code 09 .3103
Emergency Adoption Eff. August 13, 2020;
Temporary Adoption Eff. October 23, 2020;
Eff. October 1, 2021.
Emergency Adoption Eff. August 13, 2020;
Temporary Adoption Eff. October 23, 2020;
Adopted by North Carolina Register Volume 36, Issue 09, November 1, 2021 effective 10/1/2021.