Family child care homes may follow registration or licensing routes; group homes are licensed. The state's forms page identifies resources reserved for registered family homes.
Agency: Department of Social Services (DSS), Division of Early Care and Education, Child Care Licensing 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 agency form
Original or Renewal Registration of Family Child Care Home
Form DSS 2922
Request original registration or renewal and identify children in care.
Applies to
Registered family child care homes only
Who completes it
Operator and DSS representative
Where it goes
DSS Child Care Licensing; confirm current submission route with regional office.
When to use or update
Initial registration or renewal.
Format and applicability: August 2018 PDF remains linked. Its older background-check statements need confirmation against current instructions.
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.
The general application checklist mixes program types, including center staffing provisions; registered homes should use home-specific forms and regional guidance.
Some currently linked forms are dated 2007–2018. In particular, DSS 2922's background-check renewal note should not override current screening instructions.
Subsidy and CACFP provider claims were not reviewed.
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. Original or Renewal Registration of Family Child Care Home (DSS 2922)
2. Family Child Care Home Consumer Parent Statement (DSS 2909)
3. General Record and Statement of Child's Health for Admission (DSS 2900)
4. Medical Statement (DSS 2901)
5. Consent to Release Information and Compliance Statement (DSS 2924)
6. Health-Fire Inspection Request (DSS 2905)
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 South Carolina 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.
