Issued by Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Child Care Licensing, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
A center cares for 13 or more children; 7 to 12 is a group daycare facility and up to 6 a family daycare home. Since House Bill 243 took effect on July 1, 2025 the state licenses every daycare and cities such as Boise, Idaho Falls and Coeur d’Alene no longer issue their own, though the city still signs off on zoning, building and fire. Apply with the fire inspection, the health inspection, the training records and a background check for every staff member and adult on the premises.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
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 Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Child Care Licensing.
Sources and dates
Idaho Code 39-1107 (fees) and title 39, chapter 11; Department of Health and Welfare becoming a child care provider page; IDAPA 16.06.02. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
Yes. A center cares for 13 or more children; 7 to 12 is a group daycare facility and up to 6 a family daycare home.
No. In Idaho it is listed for daycares.
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Child Care Licensing.
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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