Who needs a child care center license in Nebraska?
Issued by Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Child Care Licensing, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
A child care center cares for 13 or more children. Apply with the zoning approval, the fire marshal’s and health inspections, the floor plan and the director’s qualifications; background checks cover every staff member before the licensing visit. DHHS issues a provisional license first and then a full license once the center meets the regulations.
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 Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Child Care Licensing.
Sources and dates
391 NAC 3 (child care centers), section 3-004.08 fee schedule; DHHS types of child care page; Child Care Licensing Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-1908 and following). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
Yes. A child care center cares for 13 or more children.
No. In Nebraska it is listed for daycares.
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, 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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