Indiana Indiana

State Requirements

Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers

Licensing Standards for Family DayCare


Worker Qualifications
Teaching Staff: Must be at least 18 and have a high school education or equivalent. If working with an infant/toddler group, must be at least 21 and have a high school education or equivalent, and 1 year experience.

Provider /Child Ratio
Age Range Ratio For Daycare Centers
Infants (1:4)
Toddlers (1:5)
2 years (1:5)
3 years (1:10)
4 years (1:12)
5 years (1:15)
6 years and up (1:20)

Age Range Ratio For Family Child Care
Birth to 24 months (1:6) [two of the 6 children must be at least 16 months and walking. Otherwise the ratio is 1:4]
Birth to 6 years (1:10) [No more than 3 of the 10 children may be under sixteen months of age and must be walking]
3-10 years (1:12)
All ages (1:12) [the maximum capacity in a child care home is 1:12 plus 3 children during the school year who are enrolled at least in Grade 1]


Contact Information

Child Care Licensing Agency
Division of Family Resources
Bureau of Child Development - Licensing Section
402 West Washington Street, Room W-386
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-1144
Toll Free: (877) 511-1144
Fax: (317) 234-1513
Child Care Subsidy Agency
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Division of Family Resources
402 W. Washington Street, W-392
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 234-3313
Toll Free: (800) 441-7837
Fax: (317) 233-6093
Head Start - State Collaboration Office
Bureau of Child Development
Division of Family and Children
402 West Washington Street, Room W386
Indianapolis, IN, 46204
Phone: (317) 233-6837
Fax: (317) 233-6093
Child Care Food Program Agency
Division of School and Community
Indiana Department of Education
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2798
Phone: (317) 232-0850
Fax: (317) 232-0855
State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact
3901 N. Meridian St., Suite 350
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Phone: (317) 924-5202
Toll Free: (800) 299-1627
Fax: (317) 924-5102
Office of Child Support Enforcement
Child Support Bureau
Department of Child Services
402 West Washington Street Rm W360
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2739
Phone: (317) 233-5437
Fax: (317) 233-4932
Child Abuse Reporting
To report suspected child abuse in Indiana, call Toll-Free: (800) 800-5556. (In-state only)

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

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