Do child care operations need a license?
In general, all child care operations caring for more than two unrelated children are required by state law to be licensed by Colorado Department of Human Services. Before Human Services can approve a child care license application for a child care center, preschool, school-age child care program, children’s camp, day treatment center, or residential child care center the applicant must obtain approval from the local health department, fire department, building department and planning/zoning. Programs for religious instruction and operations such as health clubs where parents are at the same site as their children are not required to hold child care licenses.
