Who needs a child care center license in Colorado?
Issued by Colorado Department of Early Childhood, Division of Early Learning Licensing and Administration, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Attend the pre-licensing orientation, then apply with the zoning approval, the fire and health inspections, the floor plan and the director’s qualifications; fingerprint background checks cover every staff member before the licensing inspection. A center cares for five or more children.
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
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Colorado Department of Early Childhood, Division of Early Learning Licensing and Administration.
Sources and dates
8 CCR 1402-1 (child care licensing rules, fee section); Department of Early Childhood licensing pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
Yes. Attend the pre-licensing orientation, then apply with the zoning approval, the fire and health inspections, the floor plan and the director’s qualifications; fingerprint background checks cover every staff member before the licensing inspection.
No. In Colorado it is listed for daycares.
Colorado Department of Early Childhood, Division of Early Learning Licensing and Administration.
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
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