Arkansas Arkansas

State Requirements

Licensing Standards for Daycare Centers

Licensing Standards for Family DayCare


Worker Qualifications
Teacher/Caregivers: Must be at least 18 years old with HS diploma or GED.

Provider /Child Ratio

Age Range Ratio For Daycare Centers
Infants: (1:6)
Toddlers: (1:9)
3 years: (1:12)
4 years: (1:15)
5 years: (1:18)
Schoolage: (1:20)
Mixed age group: ratio for youngest child in group

Age Range Ratio For Family Child Care
All children are over age 3 (1:10)

[preschool family members included in ratio number]

Two children in group are under age 2 (1:7)

[preschool family members included in ratio number]


Contact Information

Child Care Licensing Agency
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Child Care Licensing Unit
P.O. Box 1437, Slot S-150
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
Phone: (501) 682-8590
Toll Free: (800) 445-3316
Fax: (501) 682-2317
Child Care Subsidy Agency
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
700 Main Street
P.O. Box 1437, Slot S-140
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
Phone: (501) 682-4891
Toll Free: (800) 445-3316
Fax: (501) 682-8947
Head Start - State Collaboration Office
1400 West Markham Street
Suite 406
Little Rock, AR, 72201
Phone: (501) 371-0740
Fax: (501) 370-9109
Child Care Food Program Agency
Child Nutrition Section
Department of Education
Executive Building Suite 404
2020 West 3rd Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-4465
Phone: (501) 324-9502
Fax: (501) 324-9505
State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact
Arkansas Division of Children & Early Childhood Education
700 Main Street
P.O. Box 1437, Slot S160
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
Phone: (501) 683-0033
Toll Free: (800) 445-3316
Fax: (501) 682-4897

Office of Child Support Enforcement
Office of Child Support Enforcement
Department of Finance and Administration
PO Box 8133
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-8133
Phone: (501) 682-6169
Fax: (501) 682-6002

Child Abuse Reporting Hotline
To report suspected child abuse in Arkansas, Toll-Free: (800) 482-5964.

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

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