Idaho — statewide
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Public Health
In short
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Public Health issues 1 permit we publish for Idaho — statewide, last verified 2026-09-04. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Care Licenseonly if it applies to you | Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Public Health | $100–$325 a year, banded by capacity — and not required at all below seven children | 2 years | 2026-09-04 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Child Care License
Idaho draws this line more sharply than most states: care for six children or fewer needs no state license at all, and may be registered voluntarily if the provider chooses, at $100. Cross to seven and licensing becomes mandatory as a group daycare facility, at $100 a year; cross to thirteen and it becomes a daycare centre, $250 a year up to twenty-five children or $325 for twenty-six or more. Every licensed category renews on a two-year cycle. A separate, narrower rule catches even unlicensed providers: any family daycare home caring for four or more children must complete a criminal history background check regardless of whether a license is required at all. Operating a group facility or centre above the threshold without a license is a misdemeanour.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Idaho — statewide
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- IDAPA 16.06.02 — standards for daycare licensing, the seven-child and thirteen-child thresholdsIdaho Department of Health and Welfare · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
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