Arizona Licensing Standards for Daycare Centers


Licensing Standards for Centers In Arizona	Licensing Standards for Family Daycare
Licensing Standards for Group Homes	Arizona Smoke Free Daycare Requirements

Teacher-Caregivers: Must be at least 18 and have HS diploma (or the equivalent) and 6 mos. experience or CDA or equivalent or AA or BA in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a closely-related field.

Age Range Ratios For Center Based Care for Arizona State

Infants (1:5)

1 year (1:6)

2 years (1:8)

3 years (1:13)

4 years (1:15)

Schoolage (1:20)

Mixed age group ratio for youngest child in group

Age Range Ratios For Family Child Care for Arizona State

All Ages (1:5) for providers serving 5 - 10 children

All Ages (1:4) for providers serving 1 - 4 children

Child Care Licensing Agency
Arizona Department of Health Services
Office of Child Care Licensing
150 North 18th Avenue, Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 364-2539
Toll Free: (800) 615-8555
Fax: (602) 364-4768
Arizona Daycare Listings

Child Care Subsidy Agency
Arizona Department of Economic Security
Child Care Administration
Site Code 801A
1789 W. Jefferson, 3rd Floor SW
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-4248
Fax: (602)542-4197

Head Start - State Collaboration Office
Governor's Office for Children, Youth, and Families
1700 West Washington, Suite 101
Phoenix, AZ, 85007
Phone: (602) 542-2391
Fax: (602) 542-4644

Child Care Food Program Agency
Health and Nutrition Services
State Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Phone: (602) 542-8709
Fax: (602) 542-1531

Child Care Resource & Referral Contact
Association for Supportive Child Care
3910 S. Rural Road, Suite O
Tempe, AZ 85282
Phone: (602) 244-2678
Toll Free: (800) 308-9000
Fax: (602) 244-2718

Office of Child Support Enforcement
Division of Child Support Enforcement
Department of Economic Security
P.O. Box 40458, Site Code 021A
Phoenix, Arizona 85067
Phone: (602) 252-4045
Fax: (602) 274-8250

Child Abuse Reporting Hotline
To report suspected child abuse in Arizona, call Toll-Free: (888) SOS-CHILD (888-767-2445).

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

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