Who needs a child care facility license in Nevada?
Issued by Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services, 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 (a family home up to 6, a group home up to 12). Apply with the zoning approval, the fire marshal’s and health inspections, the floor plan and the director’s qualifications; every staff member clears a fingerprint background check before the licensing survey. The initial license runs no more than one year.
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 Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services, Child Care Licensing.
Sources and dates
NAC 432A.200 to 432A.220 (fees); NRS Chapter 432A; Child Care Licensing initial survey and application forms (2025). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
Yes. A child care center cares for 13 or more children (a family home up to 6, a group home up to 12).
No. In Nevada it is listed for daycares.
Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services, 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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