MSDH's licensing route covers facilities caring for six or more unrelated children under 13. Small-home operators should confirm whether their program falls under licensure before using facility forms.
Agency: Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), Child Care Facilities Licensure Paperwork source review: September 14, 2026
Use your print window to print on paper or save as a PDF. The organizer is a planning aid for your files.
Check the form and your provider type.
An official agency form is issued or listed by the agency; that label alone does not establish mandatory use. A required state form is identified as mandatory in the cited instructions. A required record identifies information you must maintain; its format may be flexible. An optional template is a suggested format. Official instructions / portal links explain the application or record process.
Read “Applies to” and “Format and applicability” for each item. Home, group-home, center, local licensing, food-program, and subsidy requirements can differ.
Application & renewal
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Official instructions / portal
New Child Care Facility License Application — Start Here
Start facility licensure and obtain the inspector's document checklist.
Selected official forms and public instructions were reviewed on September 14, 2026. This is a practical starting list, not a complete certification of every record, retention period, local rule, or individual application.
Application/renewal fees should be checked directly: the renewal page refers both to required fees and no renewal application fee.
The training packet is revised August 2023 and includes older sample dates; current statutes, rules and inspector instructions control.
No separate statewide small-home registration or CACFP application was verified in this selection.
Use the agency’s current original and revision instructions. Keep confidential child and staff records in your own secure record system.
Use this sheet to check which items apply to your program. A listed item or a checked box does not establish that your program meets licensing requirements.
Program / provider type:
Licensing office / reviewer:
Date checked / rule or packet edition:
Form or instruction
Applies? Yes / No / Ask
Received / completed
Location / next review
1. New Child Care Facility License Application — Start Here
2. Child Care License Renewal — Start Here
3. Child Care Facility Fire & Severe Weather Drills Monthly Report (1183)
6. Comprehensive Background Checks — Child Care instructions
7. Childcare Enrollment Application — training packet
8. Child Care Staff Contact Hours Record — training packet
Other local or agency document
Food-program / subsidy documents
Questions and next steps
Ask about required format, signatures, submission, update triggers, and retention. Record the agency’s answer and the person or written source that confirmed it.
Companion to the Mississippi source review dated September 14, 2026. Provider Path educational planning sheet.
Use your existing tools alongside these sources.
Keep official licensing records with your program’s business records. Provider Path’s editable agreement, handbook, and daily forms can help organize your work; check the state instructions before choosing a format.
