Solution Spotlight: Licensing

Child care licensing doesn't have to be an administrative nightmare. Reduce turnaround times, improve visibility and evolve from a system based on spreadsheets and filing cabinets to one built on accessibility, efficiency, and transparency. Let's reimagine licensing together.

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Licensing

Licensing

Recruit, onboard, and monitor licensed early care and education providers. Remove traditional barriers to entry with a modern, transparent, and user-friendly approach.

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End-to-end licensing process

Our Licensing solution empowers state administrators to recruit and onboard new providers, complete regular compliance inspections, and maintain clear visibility into ECE supply at every level.

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What can you accomplish with BridgeCare?

Licensing manage onboarding

Manage provider onboarding and license renewals

Streamlined application processes, boundless opportunities for automation, and reliable compliance monitoring.

Licensing streamline inspections

Make inspections more efficient

Technology-enabled inspections help inspectors make the most of their time by reducing paperwork and enabling offline reports in areas without reliable internet access.

Licensing better provider experience

Deliver a better provider experience

Providers have visibility to their licensing status and the necessary steps they need to take to become credentialed, change their license, or renew it.

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Provider onboarding and renewals

One online application for all license types. Structured approval workflows. Clear, proactive steps for license changes and renewals.

Monitoring and inspections

Conduct and record all monitoring and inspections in BridgeCare. This data can be easily retrieved by families so they can make informed decisions when choosing care.

Manage caseload

Assign and manage your team’s caseload to mitigate backlogs and ensure providers are licensed in a timely manner.

Display licensing information to families

Increase transparency by providing providers’ licensing information in the portal and link families to more resources to educate them about licensing requirements.

Compliance management

Simple public complaint submission process, reduced investigation turnaround times, rapid public visibility into outcomes in the name of child safety. 

Real-time supply data

Licensing operations become the source of truth for who can serve children, where, and under what conditions. Enjoy a clear picture of vacancies and surpluses.

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