Find Licensed Child Care
To find licensed child care in your area, click on the Log in Button on the right. Fill in the necessary information and submit your request.
You will recieve a list of providers that match your criteria. You can view a summary or their entire profile. Information such as location, ages of children they care for, license ID number, hours and a map are inlcuded in the summary. The full profile will include things such as special needs, meals and may even have photos of the facility.
Questions to ask when looking for Childcare (PDF)
Not sure what kind of care you are looking for?
Types of Licensed Child Care:
- Family day care homes are registered to care for up to six children in the provider's own home. Of these children no more than two may be under the age of 18 months according to Family Day Care Licensing Rules.
- Group day care homes are licensed to care for up to twelve children in the licensee's home. Whenever more than six children are in attendance there must also be a second adult caregiver present. No more than two children per caregiver may be under the age of 18 months according to Group Day Care Licensing Rules.
- Child care centers are licensed facilities other than a private residence and generally described as a child care center, day care center, day nursery, nursery school, parent cooperative preschool, pre-kindergarten, drop-in center or school age before/after school programs. Centers may be licensed for infants to 13 years of age. The ratio of staff to children for 2½ years of age and under is one staff to four children per Child Care Center Licensing Rules.
Financial Assistance for Childcare
Licensing reports and any citations or disciplinarian actions can be viewed online about any day care facility by going to:
Department of
Human Services Search
Simply Fill in the name or License ID number and submit.
Want even more information???
If you would like addtional information on a day care provider, you may file for a report through Michigan's Freedom of Information Act. Just click on the link below and fill in the information. This is a printed report that will be mailed to you in approximately 2-4 weeks.
