Who needs a child care center license in Wyoming?

Issued by Wyoming Department of Family Services, Early Childhood Division, 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 Wyoming

A child care center cares for 16 or more children; smaller programs are licensed as family child care homes or centers. Apply through the Department’s ECARES portal with the zoning and fire approvals, the floor plan and proof of the six hours of orientation training; fingerprint and central registry checks cover every staff member before the licensing inspection, and the Department acts on a complete application within 30 days. Casper also requires a city child care health license after the county health 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 Wyoming Department of Family Services, Early Childhood Division.

Sources and dates

Department of Family Services child care licensing rules, Chapter 2 (application and fees); DFS child care provider pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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