Mississippi State Department of Health, Bureau of Child Care Licensure

Family Child Care Home License

This is the fee for a facility caring for twelve or fewer children in the operator's own home, the category confirmed directly from the department's own regulation: a $130 application fee, a separate $97.50 initial licensure fee once approved, and the same $97.50 to renew each year. On top of those, a returned cheque costs $50, filing late costs $25, and each set of fingerprints required for a background check costs $50. A larger, centre-scale facility is licensed under the same fee rule (Rule 1.2.4) but a different, capacity-tiered Initial Licensure and Renewal fee, confirmed directly from the department's complete regulation text: $195.00 for a licensed capacity of 13 to 30 children, $260.00 for 31 to 50, $390.00 for 51 to 100, $455.00 for 101 to 150, and $520.00 for 151 or more — each tier paying that same amount again as its annual renewal, on top of the $130 application fee common to every tier. A reinstatement fee of $260.00 also applies at every capacity.