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| Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers |
| Licensing Standards for Family DayCare |
| Community Care Licensing Division Child Care Offices |
Teacher: Must be at least 18 with 12 postsecondary units in early childhood education or child development and have 6 months experience; or hold a current and valid CDA and have 6 months on-the-job training and/or work experience; or hold a Children's Center Permit issued by the CA Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing. (A Teacher may be hired provisionally with at least 6 semester units in early childhood education or child development completed prior to hiring, and completing 2 units each semester after hire until the full requirement is met.)
* California excludes child care that is provided for the children of only one family. For a small family child care home, the maximum number of children for whom care shall be provided, including children under age 10 who live in the licensee's home, is: four infants; or six children, no more than three of whom may be infants; or eight children if at least two of the children are at least 6 years of age; no more than two infants are cared for during any time when more than six children are cared for; and the licensee notifies each parent that there may be up to seven or eight children in the home at one time. During the time when there are more than 12 children in a large family child care home, no more than three infants may be present. |
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Care Licensing Agency California Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing Division Child Care Licensing Program 744 P Street, Mail Stop 19-48 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 229-4500 Fax: (916)-229-4508 California Daycare Listings |
Child
Care Subsidy Agency California Department of Education Child Development Division 1430 N Street, Suite 3410 Sacramento, CA 95814-5901 Phone: (916) 322-6233 Fax: (916) 323-6853 |
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Start - State Collaboration Office California Department of Education Child Development Division 1430 N Street Suite 3410 Sacramento, CA, 95814 Phone: (916) 446-7349 Fax: (916) 323-6853 |
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Care Food Program Agency Nutrition Services Division State Department of Education 1430 N Street Room 1500 Sacramento, California 95814 Phone: (916) 323-7311 or (800) 952-5609 Fax: (916) 327-0503 |
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Child Care Resource & Referral Contact California Child Care Resource & Referral Network 111 New Montgomery Street, 7th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Phone: (415) 882-0234 Fax: (415) 882-6233 |
Office
of Child Support Enforcement Dept.of Child Support Services P.O. Box 419064 , Mail Station - 10 Rancho Cordova, California 95741-9064 Phone: (866) 249-0773 |
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Abuse Reporting Hotline For national child abuse information, call Childhelp®, 800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453), or your local CPS agency. |
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