Welcome to the registration page for the Division of Child Development and Early Education's Child Care January - March Pre-licensing Workshops! These workshops are required as a prerequisite for opening a child care center, child care center located in a residence, or family child care home. The workshops are designed to help potential child care providers understand the child care requirements (including North Carolina General Statutes and Child Care Rules) surrounding licensed child care in North Carolina. The start time for each workshop is 9:30 a.m. and will end at approximately 3:30 p.m.

Please note the menu option at the top left-hand side of your screen (the three (3) horizontal line icon). In this menu option you will find Lead Consultant information and links to register for either a Child Care Center Pre-licensing Workshop or a Family Child Care Home Pre-licensing Workshop. Clicking back on "Overview" brings you back to this page.

Below you will find descriptions for each of the pre-licensing workshop types. The descriptions of the different child care arrangements are meant to help you determine which type of child care facility you would like to pursue opening. If you have any questions about which type of child care arrangement would be a best fit for you, please email DCD.Prelicensing@dhhs.nc.gov and we will be more than happy to assist!

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Child Care Center: A child care arrangement where, at any one time, there are three or more preschool-age children or nine or more school-age children receiving child care.

Child Care Center located in a Residence (choose Child Care Center): Subject to the space limitation cited above, a center licensed for 3-12 children located in a residence may be licensed to provide care to no more than 12 children when any child present is of preschool age or no more than 15 children when all children are school age. All children in the center located in a residence are counted except the provider’s own school-age children.

Family Child Care Home: A child care arrangement located in a residence where, at any one time, more than two children, but less than nine children, receive child care. 

Would you like to go ahead and register? Select one of the options by clicking "Register" above to get started and view available workshop dates!

NOTE: If you see "Return to Merchant" after you have paid for your registration, please click the link to complete your registration.