Kentucky Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers

	Child-care Center Provider Requirements		Certification of Family Child-care Homes
	Child-care Center Licensure

Staff: Must be at least 18.

Age Range	Ratios for Center Based Care in Kentucky State
6 weeks	(5:1)
9 months	(5:1)
18 months	(6:1)
27 months	(10:1)
3 years	(12:1)
4 years	(14:1)
5 & 6 years	(15:1)
7 years and older	(20:1)
7 years and older	(25:1) In part-day programs for school-age children, the ratio for children 7 years of age and older is 25:1 with a maximum group size of 30.
Age Range	Ratios for Kentucky Small Family Child Care Homes
Number of Children Allowed:	4-6 (plus 4 children related to provider)
Maximum Number of Children to One Provider:	Up to 10, with 4 children related to the provider
Provider's Own Children Counted:	Yes, if under age 6
Maximum Number of Infants/Toddlers to One Provider:	4 under 1-yr
Age Range	Ratios for Kentucky Large Family Child Care Homes
Number of Children Allowed:	7-12
Ratio of Children to One Provider:	5:1 for under age 1-yr 6:1 for 1-2-yrs 10:1 for 2-3 yrs 12:1 for 3-4 yrs 14:1 for 4-5 yrs 15:1 for 5-7 yrs
Provider's Own Children Counted:	Yes, if care is provided to them

Child Care Licensing Agency
Kentucky Office of Inspector General
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Division of Regulated Child Care
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-7962
Fax: (502) 564-9350
Kentucky Daycare Listings

Child Care Subsidy Agency
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Division of Child Care
275 East Main Street, 3W-B
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-2524
Toll Free: (800) 421-1903
Fax: (502) 564-3464

Head Start - State Collaboration Office
Kentucky Department of Education
500 Metro Street, 1st Floor
Frankfort, KY, 40601
Phone: (502) 564-8341
Fax: (502) 564-1984

Child Care Food Program Agency
Division of School and Community Nutrition
State Department of Education
2545 Lawrenceburg Rd.
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Phone: (502) 564-5625
Fax: (502) 564-5519

State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact
Kentucky Partnership for Early Childhood Services
Human Development Institute/ University of Kentucky
126 Mineral Industries Building
Lexington, KY 40506-0051
Phone: (859) 257-4911
Toll Free: (800)956-8950
Fax: (859) 323-4757

Office of Child Support Enforcement
Division of Child Support
Cabinet for Families and Children
730 Schenkel Lane - PO Box 2150
Frankfort, Kentucky 40602-2150
Phone: (502) 564-2285
Fax: (502) 564-5988

Child Abuse Reporting
To report suspected child abuse in Kentucky, Toll-Free: (800) 752-6200.

For national child abuse information, call the Childhelp®, 800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453), or your local CPS agency.

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