Do you need license for a childcare business at home?

It depends on how many children you plan to take care of. Anyone can babysit for someone else and be compensated, but if you want to open a day care center you have to have a license. You will also need to have insurance.

I don't know the Singapore regulations, but here you need to be registered and approved - licenced. You need basic childcare training, your house must be safe eg all harmful stuff out of reach of small children, you need certification that proves you've never been accused or convicted of child abuse there must be no more than 5 children per adult carer, fewer if under 12 months. That's what I know I know childminders feel heavily regulated and inspected.

You need a license here in the U.S. but I don't know about where you live. Here, your home must pass inspection inside and out and you have to prove you can prepare and serve food while maintaining sanitary standards. I'm not sure what kind of training you need to have but there are a lot of home childcare businesses here that, once they are licensed, don't get inspected again for years unless there is a complaint. I wish you good fortune in your idea!

I don't know about where you are but here if you want to keep more than 2 children Full Time you need to be licensed. I only do Childcare over the weekend so I don't have to be licensed. And if I do Full Time it will only be for one child which is allowed here. Here if I wanted to get Licensed, I would have to go to Department of social services. I would have to get some training in some things and they would have to check the house and make sure it is fit for children. They would also do background checks on my husband and I. Also here, if you do not own your home you cannot be licensed, which is why I have not gotten licensed yet...I don't own my house.

hi, scheng1. i think all countries have regulations on this. there may be some differences about the requirements but i'm sure that you need a license, same as in starting any other business. the regulations should even be more strict considering that you are responsible with taking care of the lives of small children. aside from having training in child care and education, you would need a special training on first aid. for sure you will need some sort of a certification that you don't have a bad record for child abuse and other criminal offense. there may be requirements on the number of staff, depending on how many children you plan to accomodate. your place needs to be ample and child friendly. children are curious little people and they like opening drawers, inserting their fingers on electric sockets, etc. play safe and go to your local government's office to inquire on this.

Hi scheng1, I used to see some mothers here taking care of others' kids without a license. They do it as a home based just like being a nanny. They do not give teachings like those in the kindergartens. Unless they want to open a professional child care centre then they would need to apply for permit for the building and license to care for the children. There are certain requirements to the building itself. And they also employ teachers who are qualified to teach and care for the children. Probably you have a different set of rules and regulation in Singapore.

I think in my country (Hungary) you have to, because in principle every salary of yours should be documented in the annual tax survey, and also, you can't start a business without a permit.

Hi, I think in our country childcare business doesn't need license. we can start this business with few children at home. But I think if it is on large scale it may require license.