Sponsored pre-licensing workshops for potential centers are scheduled throughout the state.  The workshop is a comprehensive review of the North Carolina Child Care rules and regulations for operating facilities.  For more information, contact AACF at 252-333-1233.  You can also learn more about starting a childcare business at the NC Division of Child Development and Early Education.

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North Carolina law states:

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Effective January 1, 1996, it became law that the Department of Human Resources ensure the criminal history of all child care providers is checked and that a determination is made of all providers’ fitness to have the responsibility for the safety and well-being of children based on that criminal history.

Providers and applicants must submit a county and State history if they have lived in North Carolina continuously for the previous five years. All others shall have their county, State, and national criminal histories checked.

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The NCDCDEE has the right to prohibit a childcare provider from providing care if it determines that the provider is unfit to have such responsibility. This is in accordance with General Statute 110-90.1