Family child care registration is voluntary and administered through local CCR&R agencies. These resources address registered homes and their CCAP participation; center licensing uses a separate process.
Agency: Department of Children and Families, Office of Licensing; Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development; local Child Care Resource and Referral agencies 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
NJCCIS family child care registration application
Apply for registration with references and medical examination/Mantoux results.
Applies to
Prospective registered family child care providers.
Who completes it
Applicant, with CCR&R guidance.
Where it goes
Submit through NJCCIS; coordinate supporting paperwork with CCR&R.
When to use or update
At initial registration; ask CCR&R for renewal instructions.
Format and applicability: Public instructions link to the account-based application; no blank home application verified.
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.
DCF's downloadable enrollment, medication and drill forms directory is labeled for child care centers. Those forms were not presumed mandatory for homes: https://www.nj.gov/dcf/providers-contractors/licensing-and-billing/
CCR&R supplies the registered-home paperwork packet. The public instructions do not expose every application attachment or a complete renewal packet.
CARI is one part of comprehensive screening; the CARI item does not replace fingerprint or interstate checks. Confirm each person's screening scope with CCR&R.
The health-record entry is limited to children not enrolled in school; the manual separately describes school-enrolled children's parent health statements.
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. NJCCIS family child care registration application
2. Universal Child Health Record or equivalent (CH-14)
3. Medication consent and administration record
4. Emergency drill documentation
5. Child Abuse Record Information check application (CARI)
6. NJCCIS personnel training documentation
7. Parent/Applicant and Provider Agreement (PAPA)
8. e-Child Care Parent/Provider Responsibilities and Agreement
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 New Jersey 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.
