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Utah Child Care Licensing: A Parent's Guide
A plain-English guide to how child care licensing works in Utah — who regulates it, how to check any provider's license and public record, and where to find the official state information. Childcare Alerts indexes 1,988 licensed Utah providers, free.
Who licenses child care in Utah?
Utah licenses providers through the Office of Child Care Licensing (DHHS). The state publishes the provider roster and a public sanctions log (revocations, suspensions, conditions).
How to check a provider's license and record
- Search on Childcare Alerts. Look up any Utah provider by name, city, or ZIP — free. Each page shows what's on the public record in plain English and links to the official state file.
- Read the record. Check the license status and any licensing actions. Not sure what a term means? See violations explained.
- Confirm on the state's own site. Utah Care About Childcare ↗ is the system of record — always the final word.
What Childcare Alerts shows for Utah
For Utah, we surface the full inspection history — every licensing visit with the specific regulations cited — plus complaint investigations and any enforcement action.
See the Utah child care report and the Utah deserts map for the statewide picture.
Before you choose care
The record is one input, not the whole story. See 10 questions to ask on a tour and what accreditation means. A provider with no action on record has not necessarily had a clean history — always open the official record.
Worried a provider is operating without a license, or seen something unsafe? Here's how to report it in Utah.
Childcare Alerts is an independent service — not affiliated with the Utah Office of Child Care Licensing (DHHS). We surface public records from official state sources; the official government record always controls, and the absence of a record is not a guarantee of safety.