Indiana Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers

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.

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]

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.