Teachers: Must be at least 18 and have HS diploma, or equivalency certificate, or 540 hours documented experience with age group. |
| Age Range |
Ratio For Center-based Care
in Connecticut State |
| Infants |
(1:4) |
| Toddlers |
(1:4) |
| Preschool (over age 3) |
(1:10) |
| Schoolage |
(1:10) |
| Mixed age group |
(1:4) |
| Age Range |
Ratio For Family Child Care
in Connecticut State |
| All ages |
(1:6) includes provider's children
not in school full-time
maximum of 2 infants per provider
in addition to 6 full-time children, may have up to 3 school
age children for up to 3 hours before and after school, during
the school year only |
| Connecticut
Daycare Program Descriptions |
Family
Day Care Homes
Family day care homes are private family homes caring for not
more than six children, including the provider’s own children
not in school full time, where the children are cared for not
less than three nor more than twelve hours during a twenty-four
hour period and where care is given on a regularly recurring basis,
except that care may be provided in excess of twelve hours but
not more than seventy-two consecutive hours to accommodate a need
for extended care or intermittent short-term overnight care. During
the regular school year, a maximum of three additional children
who are in school full time, including the provider’s own
children, are permitted, except that if the provider has more
than three children who are in school full time, all of the provider’s
children are permitted
Group Day Care Homes
Group day care homes offer or provide a program of supplementary
care (A) to not less than seven or more than twelve related
or unrelated children on a regular basis, or (B) that meets
the definition of a family day care home except that it operates
in a facility other than a private family home
Child Day Care Centers
Child day care centers offer or provide a program of supplementary
care to more than twelve related or unrelated children outside
their own home on a regular basis.
Exemptions
Some child day care programs are legally exempt from child day
care licensing and, as such, are not required to meet licensing
standards. A listing of what programs are exempt from licensing
can be found in Connecticut General Statutes Section 19a-77(b).
Note: Statutes are revised to January 1 of odd numbered years
and therefore should be read in conjunction with Public Acts
that have been enacted into law but not codified into existing
statutes. |
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Child
Care Licensing Agency
CT Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue
Mail Station 12 DAC
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone: (860) 509-8045
Toll Free: (800) 282-6063
Fax: (860) 509-7541
Fax: (860) 509-7540
Conneticut
Daycare Listings
|
Child Care
Subsidy Agency
Connecticut Department of Social Services
Family Services Unit
25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5033
Phone: (860) 424-5006 or (860) 424-5598
Toll Free: (800) 811-6141 (within State)
Fax: (860) 424-5335 |
Head
Start - State Collaboration Office
Department of Social Services
25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, CT, 06106
Phone: (860) 424-5066
Fax: (860) 424-4960
|
Child
Care Food Program Agency
CT Department of Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, Connecticut 06457-1543
Phone: (860) 807-2071
Fax: (860) 807-2127 |
State
Child Care Resource & Referral Contact
211 Child Care
1344 Silas Deane Highway
Rocky Hill, CT 06067-1350
Phone: (860) 571-7500
Toll Free: 2-1-1 or 800) 505-1000
Fax: 860-571-7525 |
Office
of Child Support Enforcement
Department of Social Services
Bureau of Child Support Enforcement
25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06105-5033
Phone: (860) 424-4989
Fax: (860) 951-2996 |
Child Abuse Reporting
To report suspected child abuse in Connecticut,
call TDD: (800) 624-5518, Toll-Free: (800) 842-2288. For national child abuse information, call Childhelp®, 800-4-A-CHILD
(800-422-4453), or your local CPS agency. |
