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Alabama
Dept. of Human Resources
Office of Day Care
50 N. Ripley
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone:(334)242-1425

Alaska
Department of Health and Social Services
Division of Family and Youth Services
P.O. Box 110630
Juneau, AK 99811-0630
Phone: (907)465-3170
URL Address: http://health.hss.state.ak.us/htmlstuf/famyouth/table.htm

Arizona
Office of Child Care Licensure
1647 E. Morton Ave., Suite 230
Phoenix, AZ 85020-4610
and
Arizona Dept. of Economic Security
Child Care Administration
PO Box 6123
Phoenix, AZ 85005
Phone: (602) 674-4220

Arkansas
Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
P.O. Box 1437, Slot 720
Little Rock, AR 72203
Phone: (501)682-8590

California
California Department of Social Services
Office of Regulations Development
744 P St. Mail Station 7-192
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916)657-2586
URL Address: http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/ParentsRig_83st.htm

Colorado
Division of Child Care
Colorado Dept. of Social Services
1575 Sherman St.
Denver, CO 80203-1714
Phone: 1-800-799-5876 or 303-321-4164
URL Address: http://www.cdhs.state.co.us/childcare/licensing.htm

Connecticut
State of Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capital Avenue MS # 12DAC P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134 - 0308
Phone: (860)509-8004; In CT - 1-800-282-6063
URL Address: http://www.dph.state.ct.us/BRS/Day_Care/day_care.htm

D.C.
Service Facility & Regulation Administration
825 N. Capitol St. NE 2nd floor
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 442-5888

Delaware
Office of Child Care Licensing
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: (302)892-5800

Florida
Florida Department of Children and Families
Family Safety and Preservation/Child Care
1317 Winewood Blvd. Building 7, Room 213
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
Phone: (850)488-4900

Georgia
Child Care Licensing
2 Peachtree St., NW 32nd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
Phone: (404) 657-5562
URL Address: http://www2.state.ga.us/Departments/DHR/ORS/cclrules.htm

Hawaii
Department of Human Services Benefit, Employment and Support Services
Division
Employment/Child Care Program Office
1001 Bishop St., Pacific Tower, Suite 900
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808)586-5770

Idaho
Department of Health & Welfare
Bureau of Family and Children Services 5th Floor
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: (208) 334-0641
Contact the following cities for their specific licensing rules: Boise,
Coeur d'Alene,
Lewiston, Malta, Pocatello
URL Address:
http://www.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/rules/idapa16/16index.htm

Illinois
State of Illinois Department of Children & Family Services
406 East Monroe St.
Springfield, IL 62701-1498
Phone: (217)524-1983
URL Address: http://www.state.il.us/dcfs/rules.htm

Indiana
Family and Social Services Administration
Division of Family and Children
402 W. Washington St. Room W386
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317)232-4740

Iowa
Child Care Unit
Iowa Department of Human Services
Division of ACFS
Hoover State Office Building, 5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319 - 0114
Phone:(515) 242-5994
URL Address:
http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/policyanalysis/RulesPages/RulesChap.htm and
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Code.html

Kansas
Kansas Department of Health & Environment
Bureau of Consumer Health Child Care Licensing & Registration Section
900 SW Jackson Street, Suite 620-N
Topeka, KS 66612-1218
Phone: (785)296-1270

Kentucky
Kentucky Dept. for Community Based Services Division of Child Care
C.H.R. Building
275 East Main Street 3EB6
(centers and family childcare serving 7 or more children)
275 East Main Street 4E-A
(family childcare serving 3-6 children - no certification needed for less
than 3 children)
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone:1-800-421-1903 for Family; (502) 564-2800 for Centers

Louisiana
Department of Social Services Bureau of Licensing
P.O. Box 3078
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: (225) 922-0015

Maine
Maine Department of Human Services Division of Licensing.
Child Care Licensing Unit.
State House Station 11 221 State Street
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Phone: (207)287-5060

Maryland
Office of Licensing,
Child Care Administrations
311 W. Saratoga St. 1st Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410)767-7805

Massachusetts
Department of Public Health
250 Washington St. 5th floor
Boston, MA 02108-4619
Phone: (617)727-7600
URL Address: http://www.qualitychildcare.org/

Michigan
Division of Child Day Care Licensing, CIS
7109 W. Saginaw, 2nd Floor P.O. Box 30650
Lansing, MI 48909-8150
Phone: (517)335-6068
URL Address: http://www.cis.state.mi.us/brs/cdc/rules.htm

Minnesota
Department of Human Services;
Division of Licensing
444 Lafayette Rd
St. Paul, MN 55155-3842
Phone: (651) 296-3971
URL Address: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us

Mississippi
State Dept. of Health;
Division of Child Care P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215 - 1700
Phone: (601) 576-7613
URL Address: http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/documents/childcare.regs.pdf

Missouri
Missouri Department of Health
Bureau of Child Care Safety & Licensure
P.O. Box 570 920
Wildwood, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
Phone: (573)751-2450
URL Address: http://www.health.state.mo.us/

Montana
P.O. Box 202951
Helena, MT 59620
Phone: (406)444-7770,
URL Address: http.dphhs@mt.gov

Nebraska
Nebraska Health & Human Services System Regulation and Licensure
P.O. Box 95007 301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-5007
Phone: (402)471-9302
URL Address: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us

Nevada
Bureau of Services for Child Care
711 E. 5th St.
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: (775) 687-4232
URL Address: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-432A.html

New Hampshire
Bureau of Child Care Licensing
6 Hazen Dr.
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-4624

New Jersey
State of New Jersey Dept. of Human Services
Division of Youth & Family Services, Bureau of Licensing
PO Box 717
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
Phone: (609) 292-1018

New Mexico
Children and Family Division Child Care Services Bureau
PO Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
Phone: (505) 827-7499
URL Address: http://www.newmexicokids.org

New York
New York Department of Social Services
40 N Pearl St.
Albany, NY 12243
Phone: (518)474-9454

North Carolina
Division of Child Development
P.O. Box 29553
Raleigh NC 27626-0553
Phone: (919)662-4527
URL Address: http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dcd/dcdpage.htm

North Dakota
North Dakota Department of Human Services
600 East Blvd.
Bismark, ND 58505-0250
Phone: (701)328-4809

Ohio
Child Care Licensing Section Department of Human Services
65 East State St. 5th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-1043
URL Address: http://www.state.oh.us/odhs/cdc/

Oklahoma
Department of Human Services Division of Child Care
P.O. Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Phone: (405)271-4471

Oregon
Child Care Division
875 Union St. N.E.
Salem, OR 97311
Phone: (503) 947-1400

Pennsylvania
Office of Children, Youth and Families
Bertolino Bldg, 4th floor PO Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
Phone: (717)787-8691

Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families Day Care Licensing
610 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (401)222-4741

South Carolina
Department of Social Services
Division of Child Day Care Licensing and Regulatory Services
P.O. Box 1520, Room 520
Columbia, SC 29202-1520
Phone: (803) 898-7345

South Dakota
Child Care Services State of South Dakota
Richard F. Kneip Building 700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Phone: (605)773-4766

Tennessee
Department of Human Services
Citizens Plaza 400 Deaderrek, 14th Floor
Nashville, TN 37248-9800
Phone: (615)313-4778

Texas
Texas Department of Protective & Regulatory Services
P.O. Box 149030 Mail Code E-550
Austin, TX 78714-9030
Phone: (512)438-3262
URL Address: http://www.tdprs.state.tx.us/homepage.html

Utah
Bureau of Licensing Child Care Unit
288 N. 1460 West PO Box 142003
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2003
Phone: (801)538-9299 or 1-800-287-3704
URL Address: http://health.utah.gov/licensing/cc.htm

Vermont
Child Care Services Division
103 South Main St.
Waterbury, VT 05671-2901
Phone: (802) 241-3110

Virginia
Department of Social Services
Division of Licensing Programs
Theater Row Building, 7th floor
730 E. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23219-1849
Phone: (804) 692-1776

Washington
Office of Child Care Policy
Department of Social & Health Services
P.O. Box 5700
Olympia, WA 98504-5700
Phone: (360)902-8044
URL Address: http://www.wa.gov/dshs/dockets/wacidx.html

West Virginia
Social Services
Capitol Complex Building 6 Room 850
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: Family and School -(304) 558-7980 Centers - (304) 232-4411

Wisconsin
Bureau of Regulation and Licensing
1 West Wilson St., Room 534
P.O. Box 8916
Madison, WI 53708-8916
Phone: (608) 266-9314

Wyoming
Department of Family Services
Hathway Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307)777-6595
URL Address: http://www.state.wy.us/