Alabama Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers

Child Care Workers or Teachers: Must be at least 19 years old and have high school diploma or GED

Age Range Ratio For Center-based Care

6 weeks - 9 months (1:4)

18 months (1:6)

27 months (1:7)

4 years (1:10)

4 years - 5 years (1:16)

6 years and older (1:20)

Age Range Ratio For Family Child Care

All ages (1:6) family members not included

Child Care Licensing Agency
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Child Care Services Division
Gordon Persons Building
50 Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-1801
Phone: (334) 242-1425
Fax: (334) 353-1491

Child Care Subsidy Agency
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Child Care Services Division
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-1801
Phone: (334) 242-1425
Toll Free: (866) 528-1694
Fax: (334) 353-1491

Head Start - State Collaboration Office
Alabama Department of Children's Affairs
2 North Jackson Street, Suite 602
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: (334) 223-0536
Fax: (334) 223-0712

Child Care Food Program Agency
Alabama Department of Education
Gordon Persons Building
50 North Ripley Street, Room 5301
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-2101
Phone: (334) 242-1988
Fax: (334) 353-5388

State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact
Family Guidance Center of Alabama
2358 Fairlane Drive
Montgomery, AL 36116
Phone: (334) 270-4100, ext. 227
Toll Free: (800) 499-6597
Fax: (334) 244-1689

Office of Child Support Enforcement
Department of Human Resources
Child Support Enforcement Division
50 Ripley Street, PO Box 304000
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1801
Phone: (334) 242-9300
Fax: (334) 242-0606

Child Abuse Reporting
To report suspected child abuse in Alabama, call Local (toll): (334) 242-9500.

For national child abuse information, Childhelp®, 800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453), or your local CPS agency.