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DayCare Staff: Must be 18 years old or older and have a high school education
or equivalent or child development knowledge and experience.
| Age Range | Ratio For Daycare Centers |
| Infants: | (1:4) |
| Toddlers: | (1:7) |
| Preschool: | (1:10) |
| Schoolage: | (1:15) |
| Mixed age group: | ratio for youngest child in group |
| Age Range | Ratio For Family Child Care |
| Infants: Providers may
care for up to 12 children with a qualified assistant; provider with 1 year
of experience may care for 10 children alone if none are under 5 years of
age; provider with 2 years of experience, an ECE course and an assistant
may care for a maximum of 4 children under 2 years of age.
May have up to 12 children including provider's own children. Must be 2 providers when there are more than 2 children under age of 2; 7 or more children are in care and any child is under age 2; or, more than 10 children of any age. | |
| Child
CareLicensing Agency Washington State Department of Early Learning P.O. Box 40970 Olympia, WA 98504-0970 Phone: (360) 725-4665 Toll Free: (866) 482-4325 Fax: (360) 413-3482 |
Child
Care Subsidy Agency Washington Department of Early Learning Department of Social and Health Services P.O. Box 40970 Olympia, WA 98504-0970 Phone: (360) 725-4679 Toll Free: (866) 482-4325 Fax: (360) 413-3482 |
| Head
Start - State Collaboration Office Department of Early Learning P.O. Box 40970 Olympia, WA, 98504-0970 Phone: (360) 725-4686 Fax: (360) 413-3482 |
Child
Care Food Program Administrator Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Post Office Box 47211 Olympia, Washington 98504-7200 Phone: (360) 725-6200 Fax: (360) 664-9397 |
| State
Child Care Resource & Referral Contact Washington State Child Care Resource & Referral Network 917 Pacific Avenue, Suite 600 Tacoma, WA 98402-4437 Phone: (253) 383-1735 Toll Free: (800) 446-1114 Fax: (253) 572-2599 |
Office
of Child Support Enforcement Divison of Child Support Economic Services Administration P.O.Box 9162 Olympia, Washington 98507-9162 Phone: (360) 664-5000 Fax: (360) 664-5444 |
Child
Abuse Reporting Hotline For national child abuse information, call the Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline (staffed 24 hours daily with professional crisis counselors) at 1-800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453) or the T.D.D. line at 1-800-2-A-CHILD (800-222-4453). |
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