Maine Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers

	Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers
	Licensing Standards for Family DayCare
	Finance Authority of Main

Head Teacher --13 - 24 children: Must be at least 21 with a high school diploma or equivalent and have 12 mos. employment in licensed child day care facility for 13 or more children; or 12 mos. experience as an operator of a program for 3 - 12 children (including as a family day care provider) and have 6 hours training in child care or early childhood education topics; or have 1 year (30 credit hours) college courses including 6 hours in field closely related to caring for children and 6 mos. experience or CDA.

Group Leader: Must be at least 18 and have a CDA; or 6 mos. working experience with a group of 13 or more children; or have 1 year (30 credits) college work in a child related field

Age Range	Child : Staff Ratio/ Max Group Size
6 weeks - 9 months	(4:1) 8
18 months	(5:1) (4:1) 10/12
27 months	(7:1) 21
3 years - 4 years	(10:1) (8:1) 20/24
5 years and older	(13:1) NR
Small Family Child Care Homes	State of Maine Ratios
Number of Children Allowed:	3-12 (up to 8 preschool and 2 school-age children, unless all school-age children)
Maximum Number of Children to One Provider:	4 younger than 30 months 6, with no more than 3 younger than 2.5 years plus 2 school-age children 8 older than 2.5 years plus 2 school-age children 12 school-age children
Provider's Own Children Counted:	No
Max Number of Infants/Toddlers to One Provider:	4 younger than 30 months
Large Family Child Care Homes	State of Maine Ratios
Number of Children Allowed:	No category of facility
Ratio of Children to One Provider:	No category of facility
Provider's Own Children Counted:	No category of facility

Child Care Licensing Agency
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Child Care Licensing Unit
41 Anthony Avenue, Station 11
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 287-9300
Fax: (207) 287-9257
Maine Daycare Listings

Child Care Subsidy Agency
Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Child Care and Head Start
11 State House Station
Marquardt Building
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Phone: (207) 287-5014
Fax: (207) 287-5031

Head Start - State Collaboration Office
Office of Child Care and Head Start
Department of Human Services
11 State House Station, Marquardt Building
Augusta, ME, 04333-0011
Phone: (207) 287-5014
Fax: (207) 287-5031

Child Care Food Program Agency
Division of Contracted Community Services
Department of Health Human Services
State House, Station 11
221 State Street
Augusta, Maine 04333
Phone: (207) 287-5060
Fax: (207) 287-5031

State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact
Maine's Network of Child Care Resource Development Centers
c/o Child Care Options
99 Western Avenue, Suite 6
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: (207) 626-3617 ext. 29
Toll Free: (888) 917-1100
Fax: (207) 626-3617

Office of Child Support Enforcement
Division of Support Enforcement & Recovery
Bureau of Family Indep.
Department of Health and Human Services
11 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0993
Phone: (800) 371-3101
Fax: (207) 287-2886

Child Abuse Reporting
To report suspected child abuse in Maine, call TTY: (800) 963-9490, Toll-Free: (800) 452-1999.

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