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The purpose of this Environmental Health Program is to detect and
prevent disease caused by natural and man-made factors in the environment. The program is part of the States public health mission and includes the following key functions.
Institutional Health
Inspection of various institutions
Inspected facilities include private schools, foster homes,
adult living facilities or homes for the elderly, adult family homes, residential drug treatment facilities, and other residential facilities. Many of these facilities are also licensed by other
State agencies (Department of Children & Families, Agency for Health Care Administration).
Child Care
Inspection, regulation, and licensing of Child Care and Family Home
Child Care Facilities
A special
Act allows Palm Beach County to create its own local rules and regulations for child care facilities. This Act was in place prior to establishment of State regulations for such institutions. By law, these regulations must be at least as stringent as the State requirements; in several instances, however, the local rules are more stringent. (Only eight other counties in the State have the authority to write their own rules for child care. Child Care Facilities elsewhere in the State are regulated by the Department of Children and Families.)
To
locate
a Child care Facility
within Palm Beach County.
Family Day Care Facilities
Family day care is home-based child care
or babysitting at home with five or
fewer children. In Palm Beach
County, a family day care home must be
licensed before taking care of children.
You can view
highlights
of Family Day Care license
requirements and a
checklist of these
Family Day Care requirements.
For rules and regulations governing
Family Day Care Homes, Family Child Care
Homes, Family Child Care Facilities
Other Links
To review public records related to these facilities, please contact your local Environmental Health office.
(561) 355-3070
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