Machine-translated by Google, so it can be wrong. For official rules, read the English page or ask your licensing office.
Licensing steps, the orientation, background checks and fingerprints.
Register for the licensing orientation for a family child care home or child care center license: online, live virtual or in person.
From the page itself: its section headings, in its own words.
A CDSS fact sheet on what licensing checks during inspections and what the public facility search shows.
From the page itself: its bookmarks, in its own words.
How CDSS background checks work for applicants, licensees, staff and some volunteers, including criminal record exemptions.
From the page itself: the links it lists, in its own words.
How Live Scan electronic fingerprinting works for licensing background checks, how to request it, and the fees.
The TrustLine registry for checking nannies and license-exempt caregivers; the page opens with links to Guardian and to a public Background Check Search.
From California Early Childhood Online, funded by CDSS. You need a CECO account to take a course.
Lessons: Career Pathways in Early Care and Education · How to be a Successful College Student in Early Care and Education · Understanding the Early Childhood Teaching Performance Expectations (ECE-TPEs) · Understanding the Early Childhood Education Formative Performance Assessment (ECE-FPA)
Lessons: Module 1: An Introduction to Best Business Practices in Family Child Care · Module 2: Family Child Care Business Plan (Part 1–Program Planning) · Module 3: Family Child Care Business Plan (Part 2–Liability) · Module 4: Family Child Care Business Plan (Part 3–Finances and Record Keeping) · Module 5: Sustainability in Family Child Care
Background check rules from 2006 and 2007 laws for foster family homes and related homes; the page does not list child care facilities.
From the page itself: its section headings, in its own words.
The California Department of Justice's Megan's Law website on registered sex offenders; it opens on a disclaimer you must acknowledge first.
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