The
Child Care Licensing Unit (CCLU) ensures that children attending NH child care programs are in safe and healthy environments and are provided with care, supervision and developmentally appropriate activities that meet each child’s physical and emotional needs.
The CCLU accomplishes this through on-site evaluations, monitoring, and investigations that ensure compliance with applicable NH Statutes and Administrative Rules, approval and issuance of licenses, and initiation of appropriate disciplinary action when necessary for compliance and the protection of children. CCLU also provides consultation and technical assistance to help understand licensing regulations to existing licensed child care providers and persons who might consider applying for a child care program license.
The CCLU licenses seven categories of child care programs: Family Child Care Homes, Family Group Child Care Homes, Group Child Care Centers, Child Care Nurseries, School Age Programs, Night Care Programs, and Residential Child Care Programs.
The Child Care Licensing Unit regulates licensed child care providers based on the following aspects of child care:
Ratio: The number of children per adult in a home or classroom;
Group Size: The total number of children;
Health: Policies and practices around illness, immunization, nutrition, cleanliness, and preventing the spread of germs;
Safety: Practices to make sure the environment is safe, both indoors and outdoors. This includes practices around First Aid and Infant and Child CPR training for staff, fire precautions, criminal background checks, etc; and
Training, education and experience of the provider: Assures that providers are knowledgeable in child development and other related topics.
To access information on the Child Care Rules
To access the Child Care Licensing Orientation online - Please visit http://earlylearningnh.org and find the link on the top
right-hand corner of the page to explore this new feature.
For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding Child Care Licensing
To Contact the Child Care Licensing Unit(CCLU)
