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State Requirements

Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers

Licensing Standards for ChildCare Rules


Worker Qualifications
Child Care Supervisor: Must have training and demonstrated ability to work with young children and have at least one of the following: AA in early childhood development; or CDA or similar local, state, or federal certification; or Montessori teacher certification; or HS diploma and one year experience in child care or a similar setting; or HS equivalency and one year experience in child care or a similar setting.

Provider /Child Ratio
Age Range Ratio For Center-based Care
0 - 24 months (1:4)
2 years (1:5)
3 years (1:7)
4 years (1:10)
5 years (1:12)
6 - 12 years (1:18)

Age Range Ratio For Family Child Care
All ages (1:7)

[plus 2 additional school age children before and after school]


Contact Information

Child Care Licensing Agency
North Carolina Department of Human Services
Children and Family Services
600 East Boulevard
State Capitol Building
Bismarck, ND 58505-0250
Phone: (701) 328-4809
Fax: (701) 328-3538

Child Care Subsidy Agency
North Dakota Department of Human Services
Children and Family Services Division
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Department 325
Bismarck, ND 58505-0250
Phone: (701) 328-4809
Toll Free: (800) 245-3736
Fax: (701) 328-3538

Head Start - State Collaboration Office
North Dakota Department of Human Services
Children and Family Services Division #325
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND, 58505
Phone: (701) 328-1711
Fax: (701) 328-3538
Child Care Food Program Agency
State Department of Public Instruction
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismark, North Dakota 58505-0440
Phone: (701) 328-2294 or (888) 338-3663
Fax: (701) 328-2461
State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact
North Dakota Child Care Resource and Referral Network
1616 Capitol Way
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: (701) 223-1510
Fax: (701) 223-0440
Office of Child Support Enforcement
Child Support Enforcement Agency
Department of Human Services
P.O.Box 7190
Bismarck, North Dakota 58507-7190
Phone: (701) 328-3582
Fax: (701) 328-5497
Child Abuse Reporting
To report suspected child abuse in North Dakota, call (800) 245-3736.

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)

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