Who needs a child care center license in Alaska?

Issued by Alaska Department of Health, Division of Public Assistance, Child Care Program Office; inside the Municipality of Anchorage, the Anchorage Health Department Child Care Licensing Program, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.

1 of the 20 kinds of business in Alaska

A center cares for 13 or more children. Apply through the Alaska Child Care Information System with the zoning approval, the fire and health inspections, the floor plan and the administrator’s qualifications; background checks cover every staff member before the licensing inspection, and a provisional license comes first. Anchorage providers apply to the municipality, which licenses under its own code aligned with the state standards.

Draft. This row was drafted from the agency’s own page and has not yet been confirmed against it. Confirm it with the agency before you pay anything.

Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business

  1. Set up the business
  2. Register for tax
  3. Approve the space
  4. Get the permits for your kind of business
  5. Alcohol permits
  6. Before the first hire

Issued by Alaska Department of Health, Division of Public Assistance, Child Care Program Office; inside the Municipality of Anchorage, the Anchorage Health Department Child Care Licensing Program.

Sources and dates

Child Care Program Office licensing pages and application for biennial child care license (form CC94); 7 AAC 57 (child care facilities licensing); Anchorage Health Department child care licensing packet. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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