Non-dwelling - 4+ children

Director - 21 years old with a high school diploma or GED and one of the following:

• College degree
• Competence based vocational training
• 3 years full-time paid experience in child care
• Certificate in child development services

Meet requirements of Type I director OR be at least 21 AND

• High school or GED or
• Certificate in child development or
• 1 year paid experience

• 6 hours orientation training within 3 months of employment for director and staff
• 12 hours of training annually for director and staff

• 6 hours orientation training within 3 months of employment for provider and staff
• 12 hours of training annually for provider and staff

• Staff member on duty current with CPR and First Aid certificates
• Criminal records check for director and staff
• TB skin test for director and staff
• Child abuse neglect registry checks for director and staff
  
• Nurse aide abuse registry checks for director and staff

• Staff member on duty current with CPR and First Aid certificates
• Criminal records check for provider, staff and adults in household
• Provider, staff and adults in household checked for substantiated abuse and neglect
• TB skin test for provider, staff and
• adults in household
• Child abuse neglect registry checks for director and staff
• Nurse aide abuse registry checks for director and staff

Annually:

• State Fire Marshal
• Division of Licensed Child Care
• Local Health Department

Annually:

• State Fire Marshal
• Division of Licensed Child Care

• Initial license - $50.00
• Annual renewal - $25.00

• Initial license - $50.00
• Annual renewal - $25.00

Phone: (502) 564-7962
Fax: (502) 564-9350

The Division of Regulated Child Care is responsible for licensing and investigating complaints against child day care programs, residential child caring facilities and child-placing agencies. The division also is responsible for certifying and investigating complaints against certified family child care homes. 
 
To apply for a license to operate a child day care facility, residential child caring facility, a child-placing agency or a certification for a certified child care home please contact the Division of Regulated Child Care at  (502) 564-7962.

Child day care facilities can be licensed as either Type I facilities or Type II facilities. If care is provided in a dwelling for 13 or more children or in a non-dwelling for four or more children, the facility is a Type I. If care is provided in a dwelling (which is your home) for up to 12 children, the facility is considered a Type II. The fee for initial licensing for both Type I and Type II facilities is $50. The annual license renewal fee is $25.

The licensing fee for residential child caring and child-placing facilities is $100 for initial licensing and $50 for the annual renewal.

The certification fee for a certified family child care home is $10.

The regional offices of the Division of Regulated Child Care are responsible for conducting on-site visits of all licensed child care facilities and certified homes in the state to determine compliance with applicable licensing and certification regulations. Complaints concerning these facilities and certified homes are investigated by regional office staff.