Child Care Licensing 

The Child Care Licensing Program enforces laws and regulations established by the South Carolina Legislature to ensure that child care facilities provide the basic health and safety requirements for all children in their care.  Child Care Licensing Contacts Child Care Licensing Laws, Regulations and Policies

What we do

• We help child care providers make sure that children in their care are healthy, safe, and supervised at all times. 
  
  
• We make sure that all child care facilities comply with laws and regulations and we issue permits (licenses) that allow them to operate. 
  
  
• We investigate all regulatory complaints quickly.
   
• We open up records on any child care facility, as required by law, so that parents can see the history of compliance for that child care provider.
  
  
• We provide technical assistance to child care providers and help them obtain the necessary inspections from the State Fire Marshal and from the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
   
• We conduct unannounced visits to make sure providers abide by all laws and regulations.
   
• When a child abuse or neglect report is made against a child care facility, we work with staff from the agency’s Out of Home Abuse and Neglect division to thoroughly investigate the report.
   
• When children are in danger, we revoke a license or registration. 
  
  
• We develop child care regulations, with the help of an advisory committee (the State Advisory Committee on the Regulation of Child Care Facilities), for providers to follow.