Getting a License

What is Child Care

Child Care in North Carolina is defined as a program or arrangement where three or more children less than 13-years-old, who do not reside where the care is provided, receive care on a regular basis of at least once per week for more than four hours, but less than 24 hours per day, from people other than their guardians or full-time custodians, or from persons not related to them by birth, marriage, or adoption.

How Do I Get Licensed? 

Family Child Care Home (FCCH)

• Family Child Care Home Process for Licensure
• Family Child Care Home Application Packet
• Pre-Licensing Checklist for Family Child Care Homes 
• Family Child Care Homes Pre-Licensing Workshop Schedule and Registration  (Winter / Spring 2025)
• Lead Child Care Consultants Contact Information

Child Care Center (CCC)

• CCC application process
• Basic Information for Potential Providers
• Application - Facility Profile

Pre-Licensing Workshops Schedule and Application:

• Child Care Center Pre-Licensing Workshop Schedule and Registration (Winter / Spring 2025)
• Pre-Licensing Workshop Guide
• Lead ChildCare Consultants Contact Information

Summer Day Camp

• Summer Day Camp Application Packet
• Summer Day Camp FAQ's

Child Care Rules and Law

• Chapter 110 General Statutes Child Care Facilities
• Chapter 9 - Child Care Rules
• Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Centers
• 10A NCAC 10 Subsidized Child Care Rules