Nebraska Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers

Staff: Must be "legal age of majority" and have a written, department-approved plan to acquire at least 3 credit hours or 15 clock hours of Department-approved in-service training in child development/early childhood education or child care administration within 12 months of hiring; or a CDA; or a bachelor's or associate's degree in a field related to care and education of children ages 0 - 12 years (e.g., early childhood education, child development, elementary education, or special education); or one year verified group experience with a positive reference from a supervisor.

Age Range	Ratio For Center-based Care
Infants	(1:4)
Toddlers	(1:6)
Preschool (3 years)	(1:10)
Preschool (4 - 5 years)	(1:12)
Schoolage	(1:15)
Mixed age group	center wide ratio count

Age Range	Ratio For Family Child Care
Infants	(1:4)
All ages	(1:8) [includes provider's own children under 8 years old; no more than 2 children may be under 18 months old; additionally, there may be 2 school age children during non-school hours]
Mixed age group	(1:8) [no more than 2 infants at one time]
Schoolage	(1:10)

Child Care Licensing Agency Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services P.O. Box 94986 Lincoln, NE 68509-4986 Phone: (402) 471-1802 Toll Free: (800) 600-1289 Fax: (402) 471-7763	Child Care Subsidy Agency Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services P.O. Box 95044 301 Centennial Mall South, 4th Floor Lincoln, NE 68509 Phone: (402) 471-9434 Toll Free: (800 430-3244 Fax: (402) 471-9597
Head Start - State Collaboration Office Nebraska Department of Education 301 Centennial Mall South P.O. Box 94987 Lincoln, NE, 68509-4987 Phone: (402) 471-3501 Fax: (402) 471-0117	Child Care Food Program Agency Child Nutrition Programs State Department of Education 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4987 Phone: (402) 471-3566 Fax: (402) 471-4407
State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact Nebraska Resource and Referral System University of Nebraska Lincoln 121 S. 13th St., Suite 302 Lincoln, NE 68588-0227 Phone: (402) 472-0844 (in Lincoln) or (402) 472-3479 Toll Free: (800) 746-8420	Office of Child Support Enforcement Office of Economic & Family Support Department of Health and Human Services P.O.Box 94728 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4728 Phone: (402) 471-1400 Fax: (402) 471-7311
Child Abuse Reporting To report suspected child abuse in Nebraska, call (800) 652-1999. For national child abuse information, call the Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline (staffed 24 hours daily with professional crisis counselors): 1-800-4-A-CHILD or 1-800-2-A-CHILD (T.D.D)