California department of daycare licensing

Resources for Parents. Resources for Providers. How to Become Licensed. Receive Important Updates. Facility Search Welcome The Department of Social Services is pleased to present this website posting information about licensed facilities throughout California.

A few important notes: This website is always evolving, and we will keep working to improve it. We welcome and appreciate your input. To get more information on any facility, including more details about any citations, please call the local Regional Office. This information is intended to help individuals and families learn more about a facility they might be considering.

Complaint Investigation Reports on facilities are now available. After the provider completes the proper paperwork and training, a licensing analyst makes a general inspection of the care site. The analyst looks at the overall cleanliness and basic childproofing at the facility and insures licensing requirements are met. For family child care homes, such things as swimming pools, fire safety, pets, and any outside major equipment are evaluated during the licensing visit.

All electrical outlets accessible to children should have plug protectors. Child gates must be installed for areas that are dangerous, such as stairs. While licensing sets standards for the health and safety of the child care setting, parents should always check out conditions at the child care site for themselves. California Department of Education. The process Potential applicants for a license must attend an orientation meeting where they receive an application packet and learn about the process.

Potential providers must: Complete an application. Design a written disaster plan. Provide fingerprints and complete a child abuse index check.