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Florida child care center license requirements

What Florida asks of child care centers, rule by rule: what each license or card is, who needs it, how long it lasts, and the official source to check it against. Your city or county may add its own.

Last reviewed October 21, 2026

This is a summary to help you plan, not legal advice. Check the linked source before you rely on it.

Cards your people carry

Pediatric CPR and first aid, by headcount on site

At all times children are in care, a minimum number of staff in direct supervision must hold current pediatric CPR and first aid. The number grows with the staff counted in ratio.

  • Pediatric CPR

    Who needs it
    Enough staff in direct supervision to meet the count.
    How long it lasts
    No expiry set by this rule. See the renewal note.

  • Pediatric First Aid

    Who needs it
    Enough staff in direct supervision to meet the count.
    How long it lasts
    No expiry set by this rule. See the renewal note.
Who it covers
Child care personnel in direct supervision: 3 certified when 25 or fewer staff are counted in ratio, 4 for 26 to 50, 5 for 51 to 75, 6 for 76 to 100, and 7 above that. CPR must include an on site, instructor led skills check.
Deadline
At all times children are in care.
Renewal
As set by the course, never more than 3 years.
Read closely
Currity tracks each person's certificate date. Whether enough certified staff are on site at every hour is still yours to schedule.
Official sources

Licenses the business holds

Child care facility license

Every child care facility in Florida must have a license, renewed every year.

  • Child care facility license

    Who holds it
    Each facility.
    Kind
    Child care license
    Issued by
    Florida DCF, or your county's licensing agency
    How long it lasts
    Valid for 1 year.
Who it covers
Every child care facility. In some counties a local licensing agency issues it instead of DCF.
Deadline
Before caring for children.
Renewal
Every year.
Official source

Keep these current for every center you run.

Currity keeps every date on this page for each person and location, and warns you about each one 90, 60 and 30 days out, then 14, 7 and 1, and on the day.

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