Oklahoma Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers

Teachers: Must be at least 18 years old and have a HS diploma or GED or be in the process of receiving a GED for a period not to exceed 12 months.

Age Range	Ratio For Daycare Centers
0 - 9 months	(1:4) [maximum group size - 8]
10 - 23 months	(1:6) [maximum group size - 12]
2 years	(1:8) [maximum group size - 16]
3 years	(1:12) [maximum group size - 24]
4 and 5 years	(1:15) [maximum group size - 30]
6 years and over	(1:20) [maximum group size - 40]

Age Range

Ratio For Family Child Care

Provider may care for:

1) maximum of 7 children (the number includes the provider's own children under 5 years of age) and not more than 2 children under age 2 years.

2) maximum number of 6 children with 3 under age 2.

3) maximum number of 5 children with 4 or 5 under the age of 2 years.

Child Care Licensing Agency Department of Human Services Division of Child Care Sequoyah Memorial Office Building P.O. Box 25352 Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0352 Phone: (405) 521-3561 Toll Free: (800) 347-2276 Fax: (405) 522-2564	Child Care Subsidy Agency Oklahoma Department of Human Services Division of Child Care P.O. Box 25352 Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0352 Phone: (405) 521-3561 Toll Free: (800) 347-2276 Fax: (405) 522-2564
Head Start - State Collaboration Office Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies 2800 N.W. 36th Street Suite 221 Oklahoma City, OK, 73112 Phone: (405) 949-1495 Fax: (405) 949-0955	Child Care Food Program Agency Oklahoma Department of Education 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Room 310 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4599 Phone: (405) 521-3327 Fax: (405) 521-2239
State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact Oklahoma Child Care Resource & Referral Network 4200 Perimeter Center, Suite 235 Oklahoma City, OK 73112 Phone: (405) 942-5001 Toll Free: (888) 962-2772 Fax: (405) 942-3740	Office of Child Support Enforcement Child Support Enforcement Division Department of Human Services P.O.Box 53552 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73152 Phone: 405-522-5871 Fax: (405) 522-2753
Child Abuse Reporting To report suspected child abuse in Oklahoma, call (800) 522-3511. 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)