District of Columbia Daycare Licensing Requirements.

Child Age Child:Staff Ratio Maximum Group Size
6 weeks 4:1 8
9 months 4:1 8
18 months 4:1 8
27 months 4:1 8
3 years 8:1 16
4 years 10:1 20
5 years 15:1 25
6 years 15:1 30
7 years 15:1 30
8-9 years 15:1 30
10 years and older 15:1 30

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

Government of the District of Columbia
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Division of Early Childhood Education
717 14th Street NW., Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-727-0284
Web Site: http://www.osse.dc.gov

Child Care Licensing Agency

Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Child Care Licensing Unit
825 North Capitol Street, NE, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-442-5929
Web Site: http://www.osse.dc.gov

State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact

Washington Child Development Council
1400 Sixteenth Street, NW, Suite 715
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-387-0002
Web Site: http://daycareindc.org/

Professional Development Contact

Centronia: Professional Development Academy
1420 Columbia Road, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-332-4200
Web Site: http://www.centronia.org/html/profession al_development_acade.html

State Homepage & Child Care Page

http://www.dc.gov/
http://seo.dc.gov/seo/site/default.asp

State Contacts List