Childcare Licensing Regulations
Alabama
Department of Human Resources
Office of Day Care and Child Development
Family & Children’s Services
50 Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: 334-242-9500
Fax: 334-242-0939
Alabama Child Care Subsidy Program
To order copies of Alabama child care regulations call 334-242-1425
Alabama Child Care Resource & Referral Contact
Childcare Resource Network
P.O. Box 681025
Ft. Payne, AL 35968-1611
Phone: 256-845-8238
Fax: 256-845-6731
Child Care Food Program Agency
Alabama Department of Education
Attn.: State Director, Child Nutrition Programs
Gordon Persons Building
50 North Ripley Street, Room 5301
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
Phone: 334-242-1988
Fax: 334-242-2475
GRCMA Early Childhood Directions
A Training and Resource and Referral Agency.
Excellent resource for directors and providers in Alabama.
Alabama Association of Licensed Early Care and Education
State organization that supports quality programs and practices in child care while promoting recognition for child care professionalism.
Alabama Child Care Consortium
Extensive childcare information, newsletters, etc.
Alaska
| ALASKA Alaska Division of Family and Youth Services P.O. Box 110630 Juneau, AK 99811-0630 Phone: 907-465-3207 Fax: 907-465-3397 or 907-465-3190Alaska Division of Public AssistanceChild Care Licensing office 907-269-4600Web site: //www.eed.state.ak.us/earlydev/ Email: cclicensing@eed.state.ak.us |
Arizona
ARIZONA [1]
(For centers and family child care homes serving more than 5 children)
Department of Health Services
Office of Child Care Licensure
1647 East Morten, Suite 230
Phoenix, AZ 85020
Phone: 602-674-4220
Fax: 602-861-0674
ARIZONA [2]
(For family child care homes serving 1-4 children)
Department of Economic Security
Child Care Administration
Site Code 801A
P.O. Box 6123
Phoenix, AZ 85005
Phone: 602-542-4248
Fax: 602-542-4197
Arkansas
ARKANSAS
Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Child Care Licensing
P.O. Box 1437, Slot 720
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
Phone: 501-682-8590
Fax: 501-682-2317
California
CALIFORNIA
Central Operations Branch
Department of Social Services
Community Care Licensing Division
744 P Street, Mail Stop 19-50
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-324-4031
Fax: 916-323-8352
California Child Development Division
Child Development Division’s Care About Quality Website
Colorado
| COLORADO Department of Human Services Division of Child Care 1575 Sherman Street, First Floor Denver, CO 80203-1714 Phone: 303-866-5958 Fax: 303-866-4453 |
Connecticut
| CONNECTICUT Department of Public Health Child Day Care Licensing 410 Capitol Avenue Mail Station 12DAC, P.O. Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06134-0308 Phone: 860-509-8045 Fax: 860-509-7541Department of Social Services Child Care Information |
Delaware
| DELAWAREDepartment of Services for Children, Youth and Families Office of Child Care Licensing 1825 Faulkland Road Wilmington, DE 19805 Phone: 302-892-5800 Fax: 302-633-5112DSS Division of Social Services |
D. C., Washington
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Licensing Regulation Administration
Human Services Facility Division
614 H Street, NW, Suite 1003
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-727-7226
Fax: 202-727-7780
DC office of Early Childhood Development
Florida
Department of Children & Families
Family Safety & Preservation
Child Care Services
1317 Winewood Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
Phone: 850-488-4900
Fax: 850-488-9584
Florida Partnership for School Readiness
Georgia
Department of Human Resources
Office of Regulatory Services, Child Care Licensing Section
2 Peachtree Street, NW
32nd Floor, Room #458
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
Phone: 404-657-5562
Fax: 404-657-8936
Hawaii
| Department of Human Services Benefit, Employment & Support Services Division 1001 Bishop Street Pacific Tower, Suite 900 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: 808-586-5770 Fax: 808-586-5180 |
Idaho
| Department of Health & Welfare Bureau of Family & Children’s Service 450 W. State Street P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0036 Phone: 208-334-5691 Fax: 208-334-6664Early Childhood Information Clearinghouse |
Illinois
Department of Children & Family Services
Bureau of Licensure & Certification
406 East Monroe Street
Station 60
Springfield, IL 62701-1498
Phone: 217-785-2688
Fax: 217-524-3347
Indiana
INDIANA [1]
(For center-based child care)
IN Family & Social Services Administration
Division of Family and Children
Bureau of Child Development – Licensing Unit
402 W. Washington Street, Room 386
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-232-4468 or 317-232-4469
Fax: 317-232-4436
INDIANA [2]
(For family child care)
IN Family & Social Services Administration
Division of Family and Children
Bureau of Child Development – Licensing Unit
402 W. Washington Street, Room 386
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-232-4521 or 317-232-1660
Fax: 317-232-4436
Iowa
| IOWA [1] (For center-based child care)Department of Human Services Adult, Children and Family Services Child Day Care Unit Hoover State Office Building, 5th Floor Des Moines, IA 50319 Phone: 515-281-4357 Fax: 515-281-4597 IOWA [2] (For family child care)Department of Human Services Adult, Children and Family Services Child Day Care Unit Hoover State Office Building, 5th Floor Des Moines, IA 50319 Phone: 515-281-6074 Fax: 515-281-4597 |
Kansas
| Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Consumer Health Child Care Licensing and Registration 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 200 Topeka, KS 66612-1274 Phone (785) 296-1270 Fax (785) 296-0803 |
Kentucky
KENTUCKY [1]
(For centers and family child care homes serving 7 or more children)
Cabinet for Health Services
Division of Licensing & Regulation
C.H.R. Building
275 East Main Street, 4E-A
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: 502-564-2800
Fax: 502-564-6546
KENTUCKY [2]
(For certification of family child care homes serving 3-6 children. No certification needed for less than 3 children)
Community Based Services*
Division of Child Care
C.H.R. Building
3EB6 275 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: 502-564-2524
Fax: 502-564-9554
*Office name change to Community Based Services effective July 1, 1998
Louisiana
LOUISIANA
Department of Social Services
Bureau of Licensing
P.O. Box 3078
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: 504-922-0015
Fax: 504-922-0014
Massachusetts
| MASSACHUSETTSOffice of Child Care Services One Ashburton Place, Room 1105 Boston, MA 02108 Phone: 617-727-8900 Fax: 617-626-2028 |
Maryland
MARYLAND
Department of Human Resources
Child Care Administration
311 W. Saratoga Street, 1st Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-767-7805
Fax: 410-333-8699
Michigan
MICHIGAN
Department of Consumer & Industry Services
Division of Child Day Care Licensing
7109 W. Saginaw, 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 30650
Lansing, MI 48909-8150
Phone: 517-373-8300
Fax: 517-335-6121
Minnesota
| MINNESOTA (Refers family child care calls to counties)Department of Human Services Division of Licensing 444 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155-3842 Phone: 612-296-3971 Fax: 612-297-1490 |
Mississippi
MISSISSIPPI
Department of Health
Division of Child Care
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Phone: 601-960-7613
Fax: 601-354-6131
Missouri
MISSOURI
Department of Health
Bureau of Child Care, Safety and Licensure
P.O. Box 570 (920 Wildwood)
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-751-2450
Fax: 573-526-5345
Montana
MONTANA
Department of Public Health
Quality Assurance Division
Child Care Program
P.O. Box 202951
Helena, MT 59620-2951
Phone: 406-444-2012
Fax: 406-444-1742
Nebraska
NEBRASKA
NE Department of Health and Human Services
Child Care
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
Phone: 402-471-9431
Fax: 402-471-9455
New Hampshire
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NH Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Program Support
Bureau of Child Care Licensing
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-4624
Fax: 603-271-3745
New Jersey
NEW JERSEY
(Refers family child care calls to counties)
Division of Youth & Family Services
Bureau of Licensing
P.O. Box 717
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
Phone: 609-292-1018
Fax: 609-292-6976
New Mexico
NEW MEXICO
Child Services Unit / Licensing
PERA Building, Room 111
P.O. Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
Phone: 505-827-4185
Fax: 505-827-7361
New York
NEW YORK [1]
(For New York City, SEE New York [2])
NY State Department of Family assistance
Office of Children and Family Services
Bureau of Early Childhood Services
40 N. Pearl Street, 11-B
Albany, NY 12243-0001
Phone: 518-474-9454
Fax: 518-474-9617
NEW YORK [2]
(For callers from the 5 boroughs of New York City: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Staten Island)
New York City Department of Health
Bureau of Day Care
2 Lafayette Street, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10007
Phone: 212-676-2444
Fax: 212-676-2424
Nevada
| NEVADADepartment of Human Resources Division of Child and Family Services Bureau of Child Care Licensing 3920 E. Idaho Street Elko, NV 89801 Phone: 702-753-1237 Fax: 702-753-2111 |
North Carolina
| NORTH CAROLINADivision of Child Development Regulatory Services Section P.O. Box 29553 Raleigh, NC 27626-0553 Phone: Statewide: 800-859-0829 or 919-662-4527 or 919-662-4499 Fax: 919-661-4845 |
North Dakota
| NORTH DAKOTADepartment of Human Services Early Childhood Services 600 East Boulevard State Capitol Building Bismarck, ND 58505-0250 Phone: 701-328-4809 Fax: 701-328-2359 |
Ohio
OHIO [1]
(For center-based child care)
Department of Human Services
Bureau of Workforce Development
Child Day Care Licensing Section
65 East State Street, 2nd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-3822
Fax: 614-728-9682
OHIO [2]
(For family child care)
Child Care Services
65 East State Street, 5th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-7762
Fax: 614-728-6803
Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA
Department of Human Services
Office of Child Care
P.O. Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Phone: 405-521-3561
Fax: 405-521-0391
Oregon
OREGON
Employment Department
Child Care Division
875 Union Street, NE
Salem, OR 97311
Phone: 503-947-1400
Fax: 503-947-1428
Resource and Referral Offices for Oregon:
Oregon Child Care Resource and Referral Network 1-800-342-6712
For more information about resource and referral in Oregon.
Caring Options
10 Sixth Street, Suite108
Astoria, Oregon 97103
503-325-1053 or 1-800-404-3511
serving Clatsop County
Caring Options
310 Columbia Blvd.
St. Helens, Oregon 97501
503-397-3511 or 1-800-404-3511
serving Columbia County
Caring Options
2211 11th Street
Tillamook, Oregon 97141
503-842-5261 or 1-800-404-3511
serving Tillamook County
Metro CCR & R
1509 SE 122nd Ave
Portland, Oregon 97233
503-252-5000 or 1-800-695-6988
serving Clackamas, Multnoma, Washington Counties Child Care
Information Service
2475 Center Street NE
Salem, Oregon 97301
503-585-2491 or 1-800-289-5533
serving Marion, Polk,
Yamhill counties Family Connections
6500 SW Pacific Blvd.
Albany, Oregon 97321
541-917-4899 or 1-800-845-1363
serving Benton, Linn counties
Family Care Connections
29 SE 2nd Street
Newport, Oregon 97365
541-265-2558 or 1-800-603-2728
serving Lincoln County
Lane Family Connections
1077 Willamette Street
Eugene, Oregon 97401
541-726-3945 or 1-800-222-3290
serving Lane County
Douglas County
CCR & R
815 SE Oak
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
541-672-7955 or 1-800-443-0812
serving Douglas County
Pennsylvania
| PENNSYLVANIADepartment of Public Welfare, Bureau of Child Day Care Office of Children, Youth & Families Bertolino Bldg., 4th Floor P.O. Box 2675 Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675 Phone: 717-787-8691 Fax: 717-787-1529 |
Rhode Island
| RHODE ISLANDDepartment of Children, Youth and Families Day Care Licensing, Bldg. 3 610 Mount Pleasant Avenue Providence, RI 02908 Phone: 401-222-4741 Fax: 401-457-5331 |
South Carolina
SOUTH CAROLINA
Department of Social Services
Division of Child Day Care Licensing
P.O. Box 1520
Room 520
Columbia, SC 29202-1520
Phone: 803-734-5740
Fax: 803-734-4322
South Dakota
| SOUTH DAKOTADepartment of Social Services Child Care Services Kneip Building 700 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501-2291 Phone: 605-773-4766 Fax: 605-773-6834 |
Tennessee
| TENNESSEEDepartment of Human Services Child Care Services Unit Citizens Plaza 400 Deaderick Street Nashville, TN 37248-9800 Phone: 615-313-4778 Fax: 615-532-9956 |
Texas
| TEXASDepartment of Protective and Regulatory Services Child Care Licensing P.O. Box 149030 M.C. E-550 Austin, TX 78714-9030 Phone: Day Care Hotline: 800-862-5252 or 512-438-3267 Fax: 512-438-3848 |
Utah
UTAH
Department of Health
Bureau of Licensing
Child Care Unit
P.O. Box 142003
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2003
Phone: 801-538-9299
Fax: 801-538-9259
Vermont
| VERMONTDepartment of Social Rehabilitation Services Child Care Services Division Child Care Licensing Unit 103 S. Main Street Waterbury, VT 05671-2901 Phone: 802-241-2158 or 3110 Fax: 802-241-1220 |
Virginia
| VIRGINIADepartment of Social Services Division of Licensing Programs 730 E. Broad Street, 7th Floor Richmond, VA 23219-1849 Phone: 804-692-1787 Fax: 804-692-2370 |
Washington
Department of Social & Health Services
Office of Child Care Policy
P.O. Box 45700
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: 360-902-8039
Fax: 360-902-7903
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West Virginia
WEST VIRGINIA
Department of Health and Human Resources
Day Care Licensing
P.O. Box 2590
Fairmont, WV 26555-2590
Phone: 304-363-3261
Fax: 304-367-2729
Wisconsin
WISCONSIN
Division of Children & Family Services
Bureau of Regulation and Licensing
1 West Wilson Street
P.O. Box 8916
Madison, WI 53708-8916
Phone: 608-266-9314
Fax: 608-267-7252
Wyoming
WYOMING
Department of Family Services
Division of Juvenile Services
Hathaway Building, Room 323
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0490
Phone: 307-777-6285
Fax: 307-777-3659
