Location:  
   1948 Whiltshire Rd.  
   Suite 1   
   Kearneysville WV, 25430 

 Contact Numbers: 
   Well & Septic: 304-728-8416   

   Food Safety: 304-728-3306   

   Clinical: 304-728-3306 
 
 Hours of Operation
   Monday - Friday  8:30 - 4:30

Child Care Center Sanitation

Child care centers and family day cares are licensed by the Jefferson County 
Health Department.  The environmental health section of the Health 
Department is responsible for the sanitation inspections of the centers.  
The centers must also meet the requirements set forth in the 
"Rules Governing the Sanitation of Child Care Centers", Title 64, Series 21.


There are three levels of childcare that require a permit from the county 
health department:

Day Care Center: 
A child care center which provides child care for thirteen (13) or more children on a 
nonresidential basis.

Family Day Care Facility: 
A child care center which is used to provide  child care for seven (7) to twelve (12) children, 
including children who are living in the household who are less than six (6) years of age.  
No more than four (4) of the total number of children may be less than twenty-four (24) months of age.

Nursery Schools and Preschools: 
A child care center which is used to provide child care for seven (7) or more children for 2 or more 
hours a day not accredited by the state department of education.

The proper forms for a permit as well as educational handouts for operating a 
child/daycare are listed below:

[Day care regulations] [Child Care Plan Review] [Daycare Application] [Day Care Requirments]