In Your Experience

[Unregistered]

In your experience when a inspector from the state came for your initial survey, if there was no deficiencies how soon were you able to open? Is it next day or do you have to wait. We have been waiting for this day for quite sometime and cant wait to open.

[Rockgirl]

I was good to go right then. I had to wait for my official certificate, but I was legal as soon as she approved everything. I'm in Texas, btw.

[Leigh]

I was able to open and operate as a registered daycare the day the state received my application. My inspection was 2 months later.

[craftymissbeth]

After I turned in my application I received a temporary license very soon after that. That's when I could open up, but I waited until I had my inspection a month or so later.

[Maria2013]

I was good to go right then. I had to wait for my official certificate, but I was legal as soon as she approved everything. I'm in Texas, btw.

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[snbauser]

Depends on your state. I was able to open same day as my license was issued on site.

[WImom]

I'm in WI and was able to open right away.

[TwinKristi]

In CA you can operate with just one family until the day of your licensure and you can open that day! My analyst printed out a paper right then for me to post and said I would get my official license within a week.

[preschoolteacher]

I didn't have any problems when she came for the inspection, but I had to wait for her to come back one more time because there was additional training/paperwork to complete. I think the norm here is to license daycare in two meetings. So my first inspection was on a Wednesday (I think) and then she came back to do paperwork on the following Monday, and I was licensed that day (Monday).