Kent Regional 4C: Your Community Child Care Connection

Licensing for Child Care Programs

Are you thinking about caring for children in your home?

Register for a FREE Inquirers Class. All classes are from 6:30 PM-8:00 pm and are held at the Kent Regional 4C Office. This class is not required for licensing. Call 616-451-8281 x241 to register for one of the following dates.
Thursday February 9, 2012
Thursday March 8, 2012

Beginning July 1, 2011 Kent Regional 4C has an assistance program to support people wanting to open a regulated family child care home. Call Kathie at 616-451-8281 x241 for more information.

You can also get information about caring for children not related to you.

The State of Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS) regulates child care. Follow these links to get licensed to care for children, including how to print an application packet, information about fees, and other child care rules and requirements.

*Get Registered as a Family Child Care Home

*Get Licensed as a Group Child Care Home

*Get Licensed as a Child Care Center

*Visit DHS’s Licensing – Child Care home page to learn more

*An online resource explaining all the things to consider when starting a home-based or center-based child care business is at ChildCareAwares® GET STARTED.

*Relative Care and Care in the Child’s Home:You don’t have to be registered or licensed to do child care if you care for relatives or are providing child care in the child’s home. Please visit our Child Care Options page, to learn more about the different types of child care, including resources for relative care and In-home child care resources.