Oklahoma Oklahoma
State Requirements
Licensing Standards for Daycare Centers in Oklahoma State

Worker Qualifications
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.

Provider /Child Ratio
Age Range Ratios for Center-based Care in Oklahoma State
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 Ratios for Family Child Care in Oklahoma State
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.


Contact Information
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
Oklahoma Daycare Listings
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 Hotline
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)


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