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.

Age Range	Ratios For Center Based Care in Georgia State
6 weeks	(1:6) Maximum Group Size 12
9 months	(1:6) Maximum Group Size 12
18 months	(1:8) Maximum Group Size 16
27 months	(1:10) Maximum Group Size 20
3 years	(1:15) Maximum Group Size 30
4 years	(1:18) Maximum Group Size 36
5 years	(1:20) Maximum Group Size 40
6 years	(1:25) Maximum Group Size 50
7 years	(1:25) Maximum Group Size 50
8-9 years	(1:25) Maximum Group Size 50
10 years or older	(1:25) Maximum Group Size 50
Age Range	Ratios For Family Child Care in Georgia State
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
Age Range	Ratios For Family Child Care in Georgia State
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.

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
Georgia Daycare Listings

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

Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
Nutrition Services Division
10 Park Place South, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 657-1779
Fax: (404) 651-7430

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).

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