| Most states require that home daycare providers | | | | Here is a list of some organisations that you may |
| meet state licensing regulations for health and | | | | contact for information about home daycare |
| safety in order to be allowed to operate. | | | | licensing: |
| However, depending on the number of children in | | | | National Resource Center for Health and Safety in |
| care, a home day care provider may only be | | | | Child Care and Early Education |
| required to be registered with the relevant local | | | | 1-800-598-KIDS (5437) |
| state agency for child care services. Home | | | | National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) |
| daycare licensing regulations and requirements | | | | Toll-free: 1-800-359-3817 |
| differ from state to state, so you'll need to find | | | | Local: 801-269-9338 |
| out what the requirements are for your state. | | | | Some of the things that Licensing agencies and |
| The fastest way to find out about the home | | | | organisations do may include: |
| daycare licensing regulations for your state is to | | | | - Regulating child-care operations to protect |
| contact your state's licensing agency who will put | | | | children's health, safety, and well-being while in |
| you in contact with your local agency. They will | | | | care. This helps reduce the risk of abuse, injury |
| put you in touch with the relevant licensing | | | | and communicable disease. |
| agency who will normally mail you a package | | | | - Performing background checks on home |
| containing all the information you need plus | | | | daycare providers. |
| application forms and a document with regulations. | | | | - Inspecting and monitoring child care facilities and |
| They may also be able to tell you whether your | | | | programs. |
| home daycare requires licensing or just | | | | - Providing technical assistance to home daycare |
| registration. Alternatively, you can contact the | | | | providers to ensure that they are meeting |
| National Resource Center for Health and Safety in | | | | minimum standards of care. |
| Child Care and Early Education to find out | | | | - Informing the public, such as children's families |
| information about your state's home daycare child | | | | and parents, about care and about child-care |
| licensing regulations. | | | | operations. |