Child Care Center and Certified Family Child Care Licensure

Centers and Certified Family Child Care providers are inspected on a yearly basis by the Child Care Division (CCD), Health Inspector, and Fire Marshall. The process to becoming a licensed child care program is slightly more in depth than that of a family child care program. 

We have a resource for you to utilize if you are considering opening a child care center or certified family child care program. Utilize this link below to access this resource:

Should I Open a Child Care Center.pdf

If you have additional questions about how to start a center-based child care, then please contact us at (503) 585-2491 or outside Salem at 1-800-289-5533.  Click the link below if you would like to view the CCD rules and regulations for:

Child Care Centers
Certified Family Child Care

If you feel that you know what is needed in order to start the process to opening a center then you can contact CCD at 503-947-1400 to have the proper paperwork sent to you.

Registered Family Child Care

CCIS provides the Family Child Care Overview Class for individuals interested in opening a child care in their home. The registration process includes having a criminal background check on the adults living in the household, and/or any assistants they may hire. There are several requirements necessary to open a child care program in your own home:

Certificates from:

1. Family Child Care Overview
2. CPR/1st Aid Certification
3. Foodhandlers Certification
4. Recognizing & Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect Class

Click here to view the rules and regulations for Registered Family Child Care programs.

Each person who submits an application to become registered needs to include copies of the above certificates. Once this is done with the application and appropriate fees, a Health & Safety Inspection will be scheduled with the child care provider. This cycle occurs every two years to renew registration.

At the time of renewal each provider will need to show current certification in CPR/1st Aid and Foodhandlers. In addition each provider must provide copies of certificates displaying attendance in an addition 8 hours of training in childhood care and education.

 If you are interested in a more in depth look at the requirements to become registered, please click here.

Please contact us at 585-2491 or 1-800-289-5533 to sign up for an Overview Class, which is required in order to become registered.