Nonrefundable application fees: center USD 500; group family USD 250; family home USD 100.
Submit the completed renewal application and application fee to the DHS Licensing Unit at least four (4) months before the license expiration.
Family-home provider: at least 21; assistant: at least 18.
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Rhode Island Department of Human Services, Office of Child Care Licensing
DHS Office of Child Care Licensing UnitOfficial source
Apply to be a Child Care Provider in Rhode IslandOfficial source
Family-home provider: high school/GED (prior licensees are exempt), current CPR/first aid, approved family-child-care training program and DHS orientation.
High school or GED (Individuals holding a Family Child Care Home License issued prior to the effective date of these regulations shall not be subject to this requirement.) Current certification in CPR and First Aid Approved Family Child Care Training Program DHS orientation to Family Child CareOfficial source
Family-home provider: at least 21; assistant: at least 18.
Provider shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age Assistant shall be at least eighteen (18) years of ageOfficial source
Review the official instructions for your situation before applying.
Open the official agency pageNonrefundable application fees: center USD 500; group family USD 250; family home USD 100.
Child daycare center license — five hundred dollars ($500); Group family daycare home license — two hundred fifty dollars ($250); Family daycare home license — one hundred dollars ($100).Official source
Center licenses are valid for one year; family-home certificates are valid for two years.
A license shall be valid for one year from the date of issue and upon continuing compliance with the regulations, except that a certificate issued to a family daycare home shall be valid for two (2) years from the date of issue.Official source
Family provider training: at least one hour monthly or 24 hours every two years, excluding CPR/first aid. Assistants need 16 hours every two years.
Provider shall complete a minimum of one (1) hour per month or twenty-four (24) hours of training (excluding CPR and First Aid) every two (2) years. Assistant shall complete a minimum of sixteen (16) hours of training (excluding CPR and First Aid) every two (2) years.Official source
Submit the completed renewal application and application fee to the DHS Licensing Unit at least four (4) months before the license expiration.
Submit the completed renewal application and application fee to the DHS Licensing Unit at least four (4) months prior to the license expiration.Official source
Family-home topics include health/safety/nutrition, communication with parents, child and infant development, appropriate activities, abuse/neglect, ethics and cultural competency.
Training should cover a variety of subject areas, such as health, safety and nutrition (e.g., healthy eating, childhood obesity, breastfeeding), communication with parent/guardian, child development, infant care and development, developmentally appropriate activities, child abuse and neglect and ethics and cultural competency.Official source
Have a license or permit? Use the expiration date printed on it to set up your calendar and reminders.
Family-home renewal requires evidence of liability insurance coverage.
Show evidence of liability insurance coverage for the child care program.Official source
Confirm the charges and conditions for your application with the official agency.
Submit the completed renewal application and application fee to the DHS Licensing Unit at least four (4) months before the license expiration.
Submit the completed renewal application and application fee to the DHS Licensing Unit at least four (4) months prior to the license expiration.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
Rhode Island Department of Human Services, Office of Child Care Licensing
Rhode Island Department of Human Services, Office of Child Care Licensing
DHS Office of Child Care Licensing UnitOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://dhs.ri.gov/programs-and-services/child-care/child-care-providers-staff-resources/apply-be-child-care-provider
Apply to be a Child Care Provider in Rhode IslandOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://dhs.ri.gov/programs-and-services/child-care/child-care-providers-staff-resources/apply-be-child-care-provider
Complete your application in RISES.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Family-home provider: high school/GED (prior licensees are exempt), current CPR/first aid, approved family-child-care training program and DHS orientation.
Family-home provider: high school/GED (prior licensees are exempt), current CPR/first aid, approved family-child-care training program and DHS orientation.
High school or GED (Individuals holding a Family Child Care Home License issued prior to the effective date of these regulations shall not be subject to this requirement.) Current certification in CPR and First Aid Approved Family Child Care Training Program DHS orientation to Family Child CareOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Family-home provider: at least 21; assistant: at least 18.
Family-home provider: at least 21; assistant: at least 18.
Provider shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age Assistant shall be at least eighteen (18) years of ageOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Family-home renewal requires evidence of liability insurance coverage.
Family-home renewal requires evidence of liability insurance coverage.
Show evidence of liability insurance coverage for the child care program.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Nonrefundable application fees: center USD 500; group family USD 250; family home USD 100.
Nonrefundable application fees: center USD 500; group family USD 250; family home USD 100.
Child daycare center license — five hundred dollars ($500); Group family daycare home license — two hundred fifty dollars ($250); Family daycare home license — one hundred dollars ($100).Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Center licenses are valid for one year; family-home certificates are valid for two years.
Center licenses are valid for one year; family-home certificates are valid for two years.
A license shall be valid for one year from the date of issue and upon continuing compliance with the regulations, except that a certificate issued to a family daycare home shall be valid for two (2) years from the date of issue.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Family provider training: at least one hour monthly or 24 hours every two years, excluding CPR/first aid. Assistants need 16 hours every two years.
Family provider training: at least one hour monthly or 24 hours every two years, excluding CPR/first aid. Assistants need 16 hours every two years.
Provider shall complete a minimum of one (1) hour per month or twenty-four (24) hours of training (excluding CPR and First Aid) every two (2) years. Assistant shall complete a minimum of sixteen (16) hours of training (excluding CPR and First Aid) every two (2) years.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Submit the completed renewal application and application fee to the DHS Licensing Unit at least four (4) months before the license expiration.
Submit the completed renewal application and application fee to the DHS Licensing Unit at least four (4) months prior to the license expiration. Applies to: Family child care homes
Submit the completed renewal application and application fee to the DHS Licensing Unit at least four (4) months prior to the license expiration.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Family-home topics include health/safety/nutrition, communication with parents, child and infant development, appropriate activities, abuse/neglect, ethics and cultural competency.
Family-home topics include health/safety/nutrition, communication with parents, child and infant development, appropriate activities, abuse/neglect, ethics and cultural competency.
Training should cover a variety of subject areas, such as health, safety and nutrition (e.g., healthy eating, childhood obesity, breastfeeding), communication with parent/guardian, child development, infant care and development, developmentally appropriate activities, child abuse and neglect and ethics and cultural competency.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
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