Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care

Improve Center Ratios and Group Sizes

Online Resources

Information on current state licensing policies:

• The National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC), a service of the Child Care Bureau, has multiple online tools and resources, including a table of state Child Care Licensing Regulations by age. 
• The National Association of Regulatory Administration (NARA) studied state licensing provisions as of 2005, including child care center ratio requirements.
• The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies analyzed state licensing and enforcement policies and developed state rankings based on recommended guidelines.

 

Recommended standards to ensure quality child care centers:

• The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, and National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care collaborated to develop national health and safety performance standards called Caring for Our Children to help state licensing agencies.
• The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation requirements include recommended ratio provisions.

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