West Virginia Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers

Staff: Must be at least 18 years old and have a high school education or certified equivalent. Must be able to read and write.

Age Range	Ratio For Daycare Centers
0 - 2 years	(1:4)
2 - 3 years	(1:8)
3 - 4 years	(1:10)
4 - 5 years	(1:12)
5 - 6 years	(1:15)
Schoolage	(1:16)

Age Range	Ratio For Family Child Care
All ages	(1:6) [including provider's own children whether related by blood, marriage or adoption, who live in the home and are under the age of 6; no more than 2 under the age of 24 months allowed at any time]

Child Care Licensing Agency West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau of Children and Families Division of Early Care and Education 350 Capitol Street, Room B-18 Charleston, WV 25301 Phone: (304) 558-1885 or (304) 558-1897 Fax: (304) 558-8800	Child Care Subsidy Agency West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Division of Early Care and Education 350 Capitol Street, Room B18 Charleston, WV 25301-3700 Phone: (304) 558-2993 Fax: (304) 558-8800
Head Start - State Collaboration Office WV Dept of Health and Human Services Bureau for Children and Families Office of the Commissioner 350 Capitol Street, Room B-18 Charleston, WV, 25301 Phone: (304) 558-4638 Fax: (304) 558-8800	Child Care Food Program Administrator Office of Child Nutrition Department of Education Building 6, Room 248 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0330 Phone: (304) 558-2709 Fax: (304) 558-1149
Child Care Resource & Referral Contact Choices Child Care Resource & Referral 4421 Emerson Avenue, Suite 102 Parkersburg, WV 26104 Phone: (304) 485-2668	Office of Child Support Enforcement Bureau for Child Support Enforcement Department of Health and Human Resources 350 Capitol Street , Room 147 Charleston, West Virginia 25301-3703 Phone: (800) 249-3778 Fax: (304) 558-2445
Child Abuse Reporting Hotline To report suspected child abuse in West Virginia, call (800) 352-6513. 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)