| If you want to start a daycare business, one of | | | | 1. National Resource Center for Health and Safety |
| the first things you need to do is to find out | | | | in Child Care and Early Education |
| about daycare regulations for your state. You can | | | | Telephone: 1-800-598-KIDS (5437) |
| start by contacting your state daycare licensing | | | | 2. Healthy Kids, Healthy Care |
| agency who will direct you to your local agency. | | | | Telephone: 1-800-598-5437 |
| When you inquire about daycare regulations, your | | | | 3. The Administration for Children and Families |
| local agency will usually send you an information | | | | (ACF) (For State Licensing information) |
| package which includes application forms, a | | | | Telephone: 1-800-424-2246 (Child Care Aware) |
| document with regulations and the steps you | | | | 4. National Child Care Information Center |
| need to take in order to get your license. | | | | Telephone: (800) 616-2242 |
| Some states do not require that daycare | | | | 5. ChildCare.gov (Website) |
| providers be licensed, but they may require you | | | | Many states in the USA have minimum daycare |
| to be registered depending on the number of | | | | regulations and licensing requirements that apply |
| children that you intend to care for and the age | | | | to daycare, home daycare and after school |
| range. Daycare regulations will differ from state to | | | | programs. These requirements vary for different |
| state so you should contact the National Resource | | | | types of providers. You can also get step by step |
| Center for Health and Safety in Child Care | | | | information about daycare regulations and what |
| And Early Education for Individual States' Child | | | | you need to do by purchasing a daycare business |
| Care Licensure Regulations. Their contact | | | | starter kit. There are many currently available and |
| telephone number is 1-800-598-KIDS (5437). | | | | some of them go into great detail on daycare |
| Also, remember that daycare regulations for | | | | regulations and how to get a license quickly and |
| home daycare are different from daycare | | | | easily. This is a good starting point if you're |
| centers. Here is a list of organisations and their | | | | considering starting a daycare business or any |
| contact details which you may find helpful when | | | | similar service. |
| considering daycare regulations: | | | | |