Who needs a child care center license (Type I) in Kentucky?
Issued by Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Division of Regulated Child Care, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
A Type I center cares for four or more children in a non-residential setting, or 13 or more in a space separate from the licensee’s home. The license states the capacity, set by the State Fire Marshal’s space review, the program and the staffing. Apply with the zoning approval, the fire marshal’s and health department’s approvals and the director’s credentials; background checks cover every staff member before the licensing inspection.
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 Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Division of Regulated Child Care.
Sources and dates
922 KAR 2:090 (child-care center licensure, as amended July 2025); KRS 199.896. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
Yes. A Type I center cares for four or more children in a non-residential setting, or 13 or more in a space separate from the licensee’s home.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for daycares.
Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Division of Regulated Child Care.
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.
Who needs a child care center license (Type I) in Kentucky?
