If you are considering providing care to three or more children or adults that are not related to you, the first thing you need to determine is whether you need a license to operate a "Community Care Facility".
Generally speaking, any facility or location where care is provided to three or more children, not related by blood or marriage, or not a sibling group, is considered a Community Care Facility. The types of licensed child care facilities include: Group Day Care (Under 36 Months), Group Day Care (30 Months to School Age). Preschool (30 Months to School Age), Group Child Care (School Age), Family Child Care, Occasional Child Care, Multi-Age Child Care, In-Home Multi-Age Child Care, and Residential Care (child & youth).
Any facility where care is provided to three or more vulnerable adults who are dependent on caregivers for continuing assistance or direction in the form of 3 or more of the following prescribed services and where the caregiver is not related by blood or marriage to the persons in care, is considered a Community Care Facility.
If the type of care and supervision you intend to provide meets the description above, you will likely require a Community Care Facility license in order to lawfully operate.
The Community Care Facility Licensing Program has license application packages available for purchase. It is recommended that you contact a Licensing Officer at the office nearest you to first confirm whether you require a license before purchasing the application package. After an application package has been purchased, it is not refundable.
To locate a Community Care Facility office near you and to speak to a Licensing Officer, go to the phone and officer directory on this web site or click here.