If a private school is just starting, is there a particular agency which the new school should contact before it begins operation?
California private schools operate independent of most agencies and statutes. No single state agency has jurisdiction when a private school first opens. Before a new private school begins operation, local business ordinances (if appropriate) and building use requirements should be thoroughly investigated. Child care facilities which will enroll students younger than four years and nine months must be licensed through the Community Care Licensing Division (Outside Source) of the California Department of Social Services (Outside Source).
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