How to get a child care licence
Family Child Care Home Licensing Information
CDSS Programs Community Care Licensing Child Care Licensing How to Become Licensed FCCH Licensing Information
FAMILY CHILD CARE IS A BUSINESS
If you are considering opening a Family Child Care Home, ask yourself the following questions:
- Do I enjoy working with children?
- Am I knowledgeable about child development or willing to learn more about child development?
- Am I ready to be a professional business owner?
- Would I like to be able to set my own hours and wages?
- Would I like to work at home so that I can stay at home with my own children?
- Am I willing to open my home to other families and to have my home inspected by the Child Care Licensing Agency?
- Is my family supportive of my plans to operate a Family Child Care Home, and are they willing to get criminal background checks and meet all the requirements of people in the home?
- Am I willing to meet all licensing requirements and, if required, make changes to my home (e.
g. build a 5-foot fence around my swimming pool)?
- Am I ready to take responsibility for the health and safety of children other than my own?
If so, Family Child Care may offer you a rewarding and challenging career opportunity.
VIDEO: Is Family Child Care the Rights Business for Me?
In order to get a Family Child Care Home License:
1. You must attend an orientation
You may register for an online orientation or in-person orientation. In-person orientations are scheduled on a regular basis throughout California.
There is an orientation fee and it is nonrefundable, so be sure that you meet the qualifications for a license before you sign up for an orientation.
To review the qualifications for a license and Pre-Orientation Registration Information, click on the appropriate link: (English), (Espanol/Spanish), (Chinese).
You may sign up for an in-person orientation by viewing the orientation schedules and contacting your local Regional Office. The Regional Office directory will show you what counties each Child Care Licensing office covers. Online orientations are available as soon as you register.
2. You must be familiar with all Family Child Care Home licensing laws and regulations.
The Family Child Care Home licensing requirements are available on our Laws and Regulations page.
3. You must complete and submit all the information and forms required in the application packet. We will not accept your application until after you have completed the orientation. There is an application fee that is nonrefundable.
4. You must undergo a pre-licensing inspection. A Licensing Program Analyst will contact you to schedule an inspection of your home.
If you are ready to sign up for an orientation, please view the orientation schedules and contact your local licensing office or register for an online orientation.
VIDEO: How to Apply for a Family Child Care License.
Contact Us
Child Care Licensing Program
744 P Street, MS T9-15-48
Sacramento, CA 95814
Local Regional Offices
Inyo and Del Norte Counties
(Family Child Care Homes Only)
Child Care Advocates - (916) 654-1541
[email protected]
CCLD Complaint Hotline
1-844-LET-US-NO (1-844-538-8766)
[email protected]
Information regarding filing a complaint
Quick Links
- Child Care Transparency Website (Licensing Facility Inspection Reports)
- Quarterly Updates
- Child Care Advocate Program
- Child Care Licensing Orientations
- Help Paying for Child Care
- California Background Check Process
- Livescan Application Process & Fees
- TrustLine
- Megan's Law
- Adam Walsh Information
- Laws and Regulations
- Forms
How to Become Licensed
CDSS Programs Community Care Licensing Child Care Licensing How to Become Licensed
The Child Care Licensing Program licenses both Child Care Centers (CCCs) and Family Child Care Homes (FCCHs) in California.
Child Care Centers are usually located in a commercial building and Family Child Care Homes are in a licensee’s home. Only non-medical care and supervision can be provided in child care facilities and care is limited to periods of less than 24 hours.
The Child Care Licensing Program ensures that child care facilities operate according to the California Health and Safety Code and Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations in a number of ways:
- In-person and online orientations
- Pre-licensing inspections
- Unannounced facility inspections
- Complaint investigations
- Consultations
- Education and technical support, and
- Follow-up inspections
Is this the right business for me?
- Do I Need a License?
- Register for an Orientation
CCIP Family Child Care Provider Stories
Do you love caring for children? The California Child Care Initiative Project (CCIP) will help you launch and grow your home-based child care business.
Watch these videos to learn more about the program.
Fact Sheets:
- Family Child Care Home Provider Requirements – English Form Spanish Form
- Family Child Care Home Capacity Requirements – English Form Spanish Form
- Child Care Center Provider Requirements
- Child Care Center Capacity Requirements
Resources:
- Self-Assessment Guides
- Forms and Brochures
- Centralized Complaint and Information Bureau
- Child Care Quarterly Updates
- Mandated Reporter Training
- Child Care Related Websites
- Child Care Videos for Providers and Parents
Contact Us
Coronavirus General Question Inbox: [email protected]
Community Care Licensing Division
Child Care Licensing Program
744 P Street, MS T9-15-48
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 651-6040
Child Care Advocates - (916) 654-1541
ChildCareAdvocatesProgram@dss.
ca.gov
PDF of Child Care Licensing Regional Offices
CCLD Complaint Hotline
If you see something, let us know!
To file a complaint regarding a state licensed community care facility or child care facility visit our Complaint Hotline Page for contact information and more.
Complaint Hotline and Information
CCLD Services and Notifications
Find Licensed Care
Pay Licensing Fees
Receive Important Updates
Quick Links
- Adam Walsh Information
- Annual Immunization Assessment Reporting
- Translations: (Español, 한국어, 中文, Tiếng Việt)
- California Background Check Process
- Child Care Advocate Program
- Child Care Facility Fatality Data
- Child Care Licensing Orientations
- Child Care Licensing Webinars
- Child Care Transparency Website (Licensing Facility Inspection Reports)
- Disaster Resources
- COVID Test Kit Distribution Resources
- COVID-19 Positive Cases in Child Care Facilities
- Important Note: Effective December 14, 2022, this report has been discontinued, and it will remain available until March 1, 2023.
- Important Note: Effective December 14, 2022, this report has been discontinued, and it will remain available until March 1, 2023.
- Exit Survey
- Forms
- Help Paying for Child Care
- Immunization Information
- Laws and Regulations
- Lead Poisoning Facts Flyer
- Translations: (Arabic, Farsi, Español, Russian,한국어, 中文, Tiếng Việt)
- Lead Toxicity Prevention and Water Testing Information
- Licensed Incentive Resource Webpage for Family Child Care Home Licensees
- Livescan Application Process & Fees
- Megan's Law
- Mental Health and Wellness Resources
- My Child Care Plan
- Provider Information Notices (PINs)
- Quarterly Updates
- Safe Sleep in Child Care
- Safe Sleep FAQs
- Surveys
- TrustLine
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Documents for SES educational activities
If you start or conduct educational activities (for example, you are going to open a private kindergarten), you are under the control of various supervisory authorities, in particular, SES.
Obtaining permits and licenses, passing inspections - all this requires a large set of documents.
Main types of educational institutions in the Russian Federation
- Preschool institutions (kindergartens, including private ones)
- Educational institutions
- Professional
- Universities, academies, technical schools
- Various additional education, courses
It is necessary to form a set of documents correctly, in full, otherwise SES sanctions are possible:
- fines
- suspension of activities until corrections are made
- withdrawal of license
The main part of the papers must be prepared before the start of the activity, some can be drawn up later, in the process of work.
Assistance in preparing documents and obtaining a license for educational activities
If you do not have time to deal with the documentation yourself, and there are gaps in it, contact the SES-DOK service.
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In addition to paperwork, we provide sanitation services. If you need disinfection or other regulatory procedure, measurements, please contact SES-DOK.
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