Georgia Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers

Teachers/Lead Caregivers: Must be at least 18 and have HS diploma or GED or 1 year experience.

Child Care Licensing Agency Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning 10 Park Place South, Suite 600 Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: (404) 657-5562 Toll Free: (888) 4GA-PREK (888-442-7735) Fax: (404) 657-8936	Child Care Subsidy Agency Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Family and Children Services Two Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 21-293 Atlanta, GA 30303-3142 Phone: (404) 657-3441 Fax: (404) 657-3489
Head Start - State Collaboration Office Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning 10 Park Place South, Suite 200 Atlanta, GA, 30303 Phone: (404) 651-5335 Fax: (404) 651-7184	Child Care Food Program Agency 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Room 8T36 Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: (404) 562-7099 Fax: (404) 562-1807
State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact 50 Executive Park South, Ste 5015 Atlanta, GA 30329 Phone: (404) 479-4174 Toll Free: (800) 466-5681 Fax: (404) 479-4228	Office of Child Support Enforcement Child Support Enforcement Department of Human Resources P.O. Box 38050 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-0450 Phone: (800) 227-7993 Fax: (404) 657-3326
Child Abuse Reporting To report suspected child abuse in Georgia, call Child Protective Services (404) 651-9361. For national child abuse information, call Childhelp®, 800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453).

Ratio For Family Child Care
Number of Children Allowed:	3-6 (up to 12 under 13-yrs, if 6 are related to provider, residents, or children for whom no compensation is received)
Maximum Number of Children to One Provider:	3 under 1-yr; 6 under 3-yrs; 8 under 5-yrs;
Provider's Own Children Counted:	Yes
Maximum Number of Infants/Toddlers to One Provider:	3 under 1-yr
Large Family Child Care Homes
Number of Children Allowed:	7-18
Ratio of Children to One Provider:	6:1 for under 1 yr and under 18-mos and not walking 8:1 for 1-yr-olds who walk 10:1 for 2-yrs 15:1 for 3-yrs 18:1 for 4-yrs +
Provider's Own Children Counted:	NA
*Georgia: In large (“group”) homes mixed age ratios are determined by the age of youngest child under 3; ratios in groups with children over 3 years of age are determined by the age of the majority of children.