Family child-care home
Orientation only
Florida Child-care business field guide
Find your starting point.
Open with clarity.
Choose your care setting and county to see what to verify, which official resources to use, and how to organize your next steps.
Independent guide. Not a government agency, law firm, or substitute for Florida DCF or your local licensing authority.
YOUR ROUTE
01What kind of care will you provide?
Choose the setting first. The paperwork follows the setting—not the other way around.
Find out in 60 secondsofficial links,
plain language
keep your
own records
Know your setting✦
Confirm your county✦
Follow official forms✦
Keep proof together✦
Chapter 01 / Your route
Start with two facts.
Leave with a useful next step.
This is orientation, not a license determination. The result always sends you back to the official Florida or local authority.
Chapter 02 / The desk
Not more paperwork.
A place for the paperwork.
Use today’s route and checklist now. Records and rule-monitoring tools are clearly marked while they are still being built.
01
My route
A setting-and-county pathway that explains what to verify next.
02
My records
A private index for training, screenings, inspections, and renewals.
03
Rule changes
A dated summary that links to the controlling Florida source.
Chapter 03 / Your working file
A checklist that remembers
where you stopped.
Your tasks follow the setting and county selected above. Progress is saved only in this browser.
OPENING FILE / CHOOSE YOUR COUNTY
The official shelf
We organize the path.
Florida owns the rules.
01About child-care licensureFlorida DCF · reviewed Sep. 5, 2026↗
02Forms and applicationsFlorida DCF · reviewed Sep. 5, 2026↗
03Laws, rules, and handbooksFlorida DCF · reviewed Sep. 5, 2026↗
04Florida Statutes §402.313Florida Senate · reviewed Sep. 5, 2026↗
Source shelf reviewed September 5, 2026. Always confirm the page date and your local requirements.
Built for the person doing care and paperwork.