Louisiana Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers

Age Range	Ratio For Center-based Care
6 weeks	(1:5) August 5, 2004
9 months	(1:5)
18 months	(1:7)
27 months	(1:11)
3 -4 years	(1:13)
4 - 5 years	(1:15)
5 - 6 years	(1:19)
Schoolage	(1:23)
Mixed age group	average ratio observed as long as no children under 2 years old are present

Age Range	Ratio For Family Child Care
All ages	(1:6)

Child Care Licensing Agency Louisiana Department of Social Services P.O. Box 3078 2751 Wooddale Boulevard, Suite 330 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone: (225) 922-0015 Fax: (225) 922-0014	Child Care Subsidy Agency Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education Louisiana Department of Social Services Office of Family Support P.O. Box 94065 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9065 Phone: (225) 342-0694 Fax: (225)219-4248
Head Start - State Collaboration Office 755 N 3rd Street, Room 328 Baton Rouge, LA, 70802 Phone: (225) 219-4246 Fax: (225) 219-4248	Child Care Food Program Agency Division of Nutrition Assistance Louisiana Department of Education Post Office Box 94064 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9064 Phone: (225) 342-3720 or (800) 453-2721 Fax: (225) 342-3305
State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact Louisiana Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies 6966 Menlo Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: (225) 769-5465 Toll Free: (866) 600-2772 Fax: (225) 769-5465	Office of Child Support Enforcement Office of Family Support Support Enforcement Services Division P.O.Box 94065 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804 Phone: (225) 342-4780 Fax: (225) 342-7397
Child Abuse Reporting To report suspected child abuse in Louisiana, call the local Child Protective Agency or dial 911. For national child abuse information, call the Childhelp®, 800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453), or your local CPS agency.