Teaching Staff: Must be at least 18 and have a high school education or equivalent. If working with an infant/toddler group, must be at least 21 and have a high school education or equivalent, and 1 year experience. |
| 
| Age Range |
Ratio For Center-based Care in Indiana State |
| Infants |
(1:4) |
| Toddlers |
(1:5) |
| 2 years |
(1:5) |
| 3 years |
(1:10) |
| 4 years |
(1:12) |
| 5 years |
(1:15) |
| 6 years and up |
(1:20) |
| Age Range |
Ratio For Family Child Care in Indiana State |
| Birth to 24 months |
(1:6) two of the 6 children must be at least 16 months and walking.
Otherwise the ratio is 1:4 |
|
(1:10) No more than 3 of the 10 children may be under sixteen
months
of age and must be walking |
| 3-10 years |
(1:12) |
| All ages |
(1:12) the maximum capacity in a child care home is 1:12 plus
3 children
during the school year who are enrolled at least in Grade 1 |
| Becoming a Licensed or Registered Provider |
| Licensed
Child Care Center |
Child care center
Sec. 28.4. "Child care center", for purposes of IC 12-17.2,
means a nonresidential building where at least one (1) child receives
child care from a provider:
(1) while unattended by a parent, legal guardian, or custodian;
(2) for regular compensation; and
(3) for more than four (4) hours but less than twenty-four
(24) hours in each of ten (10) consecutive days per year, excluding
intervening Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. |
| Licensed
Child Care Home |
Child care home
Sec. 28.6. (a) "Child care home", for purposes of IC
12-17.2, means a residential structure in which at least six (6)
children (not including the children for whom the provider is
a parent, stepparent, guardian, custodian, or other relative or
any child who is at least fourteen (14) years of age and does
not require child care) at any time receive child care from a
provider:
(1) while unattended by a parent, legal guardian, or custodian;
(2) for regular compensation; and
(3) for more than four (4) hours but less than twenty-four
(24) hours in each of ten (10) consecutive days per year, excluding
intervening Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
(b) The term includes:
(1) a class I child care home; and
(2) a class |
| Unlicensed
Registered Child Care Ministry |
Child care ministry
Sec. 28.8. "Child care ministry", for purposes of IC
12-17.2, means child care operated by a church or religious ministry
that is a religious organization exempt from federal income taxation
under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code. |
 |
Child
Care Licensing Agency
Division of Family Resources
Bureau of Child Development - Licensing Section
402 West Washington Street, Room W-386
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-1144
Toll Free: (877) 511-1144
Fax: (317) 234-1513
Indiana
Daycare Listings |
Child Care Subsidy Agency
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Division of Family Resources
402 W. Washington Street, W-392
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 234-3313
Toll Free: (800) 441-7837
Fax: (317) 233-6093 |
Head Start - State Collaboration Office
Bureau of Child Development
Division of Family and Children
402 West Washington Street, Room W386
Indianapolis, IN, 46204
Phone: (317) 233-6837
Fax: (317) 233-6093
|
Child Care Food
Program Agency
Division of School and Community
Indiana Department of Education
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2798
Phone: (317) 232-0850
Fax: (317) 232-0855 |
State Child Care
Resource & Referral Contact
3901 N. Meridian St., Suite 350
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Phone: (317) 924-5202
Toll Free: (800) 299-1627
Fax: (317) 924-5102
|
Office of Child
Support Enforcement
Child Support Bureau
Department of Child Services
402 West Washington Street Rm W360
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2739
Phone: (317) 233-5437
Fax: (317) 233-4932 |
Child
Abuse Reporting
To report suspected child abuse in Indiana,
call Toll-Free: (800) 800-5556. (In-state only)
For national child abuse information, call the
Childhelp®, 800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453), or your local CPS agency. |
