Who needs a child care center license in Missouri?
Issued by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Childhood (Child Care Regulation), at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Licensing moved from the health department to DESE in 2022. Attend the orientation, then apply with the zoning approval, the fire safety and sanitation inspections, the floor plan and the director’s qualifications; every staff member clears the Family Care Safety Registry and fingerprint check before the licensing visit.
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 Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Childhood (Child Care Regulation).
Sources and dates
DESE Office of Childhood licensing forms (Application for License to Operate a Child Care Facility); 5 CSR 25-500 (child care center rules); RSMo 210.221. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
Yes. Licensing moved from the health department to DESE in 2022.
No. In Missouri it is listed for daycares.
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Childhood (Child Care Regulation).
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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