It dependes in which state, or country you live, in some places you don't need a licence. If you want follow this link and you may get all your questions answered. I have a blog talking about a great website which provides all the info you need, it even helps you set your own home daycare, you will find anything you need on that website.
Sign up and attend a licensing orientation (cost $25) by contacting your local Community Connection for Children Care. Find your local CCCC at the official Website listed in our Resources section. Alternatively, contact your local Department of Social Services office by calling your local or state courthouse.
Fill out the licensing application given to you at the orientation and include the fee (cost $60). Mail this signed licensing application affidavit--after attending orientation--with a self-addressed envelope with $3 for postage to the given address of your local Department of Social Services. They will mail you a letter later stating your application is being processed, and you will then have to get more information sent to them. The contents of this next package to be sent to the Department of Social Services includes requirements regarding your state regulations for childcare, I have listed the most standard contents in section 2.
Sign up and attend 4 hours of pediatric and child CPR, 4 hours of pediatric and child first aid training, and 7+ hours of safety and health practices training at your local college or medical center.
Get a LiveScan fingerprinting done for an approximately $55 charge; fingerprinting is done at your local Community Connection for Child Care office where you attended orientation.
Schedule an appointment with your doctor for a tuberculosis (TB) skin test. Get a copy of the results.
Go to your local courthouse and obtain a Department of Motor Vehicles clearance (a complete print-out of your driving record), a criminal record statement and a Child Abuse Index Check. The secretary will be able to point you toward the correct office to obtain all these documents as they may vary in each state.
Mail all this information back to your local Department of Social Services office.
Schedule a visit to the location of your childcare site with an evaluator from the Department of Social Services to check health and safety practices of your home or childcare office
If you are planning on having the child care center in your home, you will need a family child care license. If you are opening up a commercial location, you will need a different license.
If a person has a revoked child care license, it means that they are not to watch children in their home. This can occur if the person has been convicted u dangerous crimes.
The requirements for starting a home child care in RI is getting a license from the government. You can read more at www.powerhomebiz.com/vol40/daycare-state-licensing2.htm
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Not if you are just babysitting. If you are running a child-care center out of your home without a license, then yes, it would be illegal.
In order to start a home child care business in Wyoming, one must meet a specific number of criteria in order to obtain a license. The best place to find out said requirements is your local Department of Family Services. They will assist you by telling you all the requirements that you must meet in order to run a child care facility from your home.
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Each state has their own regulations and guidelines, and you can contact your local Department of Human Services or Social Services for details. Some of the guidelines for Pennsylvania include home care classes and a certain number of hours clocked for childcare. Also, you can only take care of up to six children with a home facility license in Pennsylvania.
I would like to open my own child care service. Do you need a special license to do this or can anyone just open a daycare at their own home?
I am unsure of the laws in your state. In Illinois, a person can care for 3 children under the age of 12 (which includes the providers own children). So, for example, if you have two children under 12, you can watch only one child without obtaining a license. Again, check with your State child welfare agency to see what the laws are in your state.
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i would like open child care serive .Do i need any license to do this or i just open on my own house