Who needs a child care facility license in Mississippi?

Issued by Mississippi State Department of Health, Child Care Facilities Licensure, 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 Mississippi

A license is required to care for six or more children under 13. Attend the orientation, then apply with the zoning approval, the fire and health inspections, the floor plan and the director’s credentials; capacity is set from indoor square footage, playground area and plumbing, and the lowest figure controls. Background checks cover every staff member before the licensing inspection.

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 Mississippi State Department of Health, Child Care Facilities Licensure.

Sources and dates

State Department of Health new child care facility license application pages; Regulations Governing Licensure of Child Care Facilities (Title 15, Part 11). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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