Licences and permits
The permissions a business needs before it can trade, each one tied to the law that creates it and to the body that issues it. We point at GOV.UK for fees and forms, and never copy them.
17 of 426 licences in Wales for Social care childcare
Choose from all 48 activities
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Adoption service manager registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for adoption service managers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Adoption service registration (Wales)
You need to register to provide an adoption service in Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Advocacy service registration (Wales)
You need to register to provide an advocacy service in Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
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Care home service registration (Wales)
You need to register to provide a care home service for adults or children in Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Children's day care provider registration (Wales)
You may need to register to provide day care for children under the age of 12 years outside the child’s home in Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
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Register as a childminder (Wales)
You may need to register as a childminder if you provide care for children under the age of 12 years on domestic premises for …
Welsh Government · Wales
Residential childcare manager registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for residential childcare managers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Residential childcare worker registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for residential childcare workers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Residential family centre manager registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for residential family centre managers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Residential family centre registration (Wales)
You need to register to provide a residential family centre service in Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Residential family centre worker registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for residential family centre workers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
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Secure accommodation service registration (Wales)
You need to register to provide a secure accommodation service for children in Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Social work student registration (Wales)
Social work students must register with Social Care Wales upon enrolling on the social work degree course in Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Social worker registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for social workers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Starting a nursery (Wales)
Getting a day care licence for running a children's nursery in Wales
Your council · Wales
We have not yet mapped an enabling instrument for 1 licence on this list. That is a gap in our graph, not a statement about the law, and those pages say so rather than guessing.
Checking approvals more broadly?
A licence is one of several things you may need before your first day of trading. The pre-trading quick check walks the registrations, insurances and approvals alongside it.
Not sure which of these apply to you?
Our guides on finding a licence and dealing with your local council walk through the questions that decide it.