Delaware Daycare Licensing Requirements.

Child Age Child:Staff Ratio Maximum Group Size
6 weeks 4:1 NR
9 months 4:1 NR
18 months 7:1 NR
27 months 10:1 NR
3 years 12:1 NR
4 years 15:1 NR
5 years 25:1 NR
6 years 25:1 NR
7 years 25:1 NR
8-9 years 25:1 NR
10 years and older 25:1 NR

Note: Key: NR = Not Regulated; U = Unspecified
For the purposes of this document, a licensed program is required to have permission from the State to operate and must meet specified family child care standards.
Several States have county or city licensing regulations which may supersede State requirements; reported data excludes such requirements. States includes the District of Columbia for a total of 51 entities.


Child Care Licensing Agencies

Child Care Subsidy Agency

Delaware Health and Social Services
Division of Social Services
1901 North DuPont Highway, Lewis Building
New Castle, DE 19720-1100
Phone: 302-255-9670
Web Site: http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dss/ch ildcr.html

Child Care Licensing Agency

Delaware Department of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families
Office of Child Care Licensing
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805-1121
Phone: 302-892-5800
Toll Free: 800-822-2236
Web Site: http://kids.delaware.gov/occl/occl.shtml

State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact

The Family and Workplace Connection
3511 Silverside Road, 100 Wilson Building
Wilmington, DE 19810-4902
Phone: 302-479-1679
Toll Free: 800-660-6602
Web Site: http://www.familyandworkplace.org/

Professional Development Contact

Delaware First
Delaware Department of Education
The Townsend Building, Suite 2
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302-735-4236
Web Site: http://www.doe.k12.de.us/programs/delfir st/

State Homepage & Child Care Page

http://www.state.de.us/
http://www.state.de.us/dhss/dss/childcr. html

State Contacts List