Utah Utah
State Requirements
Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers
Licensing Standards for Family DayCare

Worker Qualifications
Caregivers and group leaders: Must be at least 18 years old with a HS diploma or GED.

Provider /Child Ratio
Age Range Ratio For Center-based Care
Infants (1:4)
Toddlers (under 2 years old) (1:4)
2 years (1:7)
3 years (1:12)
4 years (1:15)
5 years (1:20)
Age Range Ratio For Family Child Care
Infants (1:3)
All ages

(1:6) Of which no more than 2 children may be less than 2 years old; if all children are 2 and older, then 6 children plus 2 school age children may be cared for, but if one child is under age 2, then 6 children plus 1 school age child may be cared for.

All ratios include the caregiver's own children under age 6 and those who have not completed kindergarten.


Contact Information
Child Care Licensing Agency
Utah Department of Health
Child Care Unit
P.O. Box 142003
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2003
Phone: (801) 538-9084
Fax: (801) 538-6325
Child Care Subsidy Agency
Utah Department of Workforce Services
Office of Work and Family Life
140 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: (801) 526-4340
Fax: (801) 526-4349
Head Start - State Collaboration Office
Utah Department of Health
Division of Community and Family Health Services
P.O. Box 142001
Salt Lake City, UT, 84114-2001
Phone: (801) 538-9312
Fax: (801) 538-9409
Child Care Food Program Agency
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South Street
Post Office Box 144200
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-4200
Phone: (801) 538-7513
Fax: (801) 538-7883
State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact
Utah Association of Child Care Resource & Referral
Utah Valley State College
800 West University Parkway
Orem, UT 84058
Phone: (801) 863-8220
Toll Free: (800) 952-8220
Office of Child Support Enforcement
Department of Human Services
Office of Recovery Services
P.O.Box 45033
Salt Lake , Utah 84145-0033
Phone: (801) 536-8901
Fax: (801) 536-8509
Child Abuse Reporting
To report suspected child abuse in Utah, call (800) 678-9399.

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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