North Dakota Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers

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.

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]

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)