Types of Day Care
Family day care home or day care center? Learn more.
Career considerations
Should I be a child care provider? Learn more.
Getting Started
7 steps to getting a child care license in Nebraska. Child care license info.
Differences between Family Child Care and Child Care Centers
Family Day Care Home-What is it?
Nebraska law requires any individual who provides child care for more than three children from different families, at any one time, to be licensed.
Family Child Care Home I
- Care is provided in the home of the licensed caregiver
- Maximum capacity is 8 children of mixed age and
- 2 additional school age children in care during non-school hours
- Total license costs for first year approximately $65.00
- License Requirements (17 pages)
Family Child Care Home II
- Care is provided in the home of the licensed caregiver or at another site
- Maximum capacity is 12 children with 2 providers
- Pre-license inspections are required
- Local zoning laws may apply
- Total license costs for first year approximately $65.00
- License Requirements (1 page)
Child Care Centers & Nursery Schools-What are they?
A child care center is a facility which usually cares for a larger number of children than a family child care home. It's not usually found within a residential area, although it can be near apartment complexes or on-site within or outside of an employer's facility. Preschool/Nursery School is a program which is required to be licensed, but the children (usually between 3-5 years) are not in care for the whole day and only 2 or 3 days a week.
Child Care Center
- The program is licensed for 13 children or more
- Pre-license inspections are required
- Local zoning laws may apply
- Total license cost for the first year is approximately $75.00 for a licensed capacity of 29 or less children; $100.00 for a licensed capacity of 30 or more children
- License Requirements (13 pages)
Preschool/Nursery School
- Educational services provided
- Children do not nap or eat a meal
- Pre-license inspections are required
- Total license cost for the first year is approximately $75.00
Midwest Child Care Association . 7701 Pacific Street . Omaha, NE 68114 . (402) 551-2379 . (800) 876-1892