Louisiana Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers

	Licensing Standards Centers Class A		Licensing Standards Family Class A
	Licensing Standards Centers Class B		Licensing Standards Family Class B
	LOUISIANA LICENSE APPLICATION

Staff: Must be at least 18 years old.

Age Range	Ratios for Center Based Care in Louisiana State
6 weeks	(1:6)
9 months	(1:6)
18 months	(1:8)
27 months	(1:12)
3 years	(1:14)
4 years	(1:16)
5 years	(1:20)
6 years - Schoolage	(1:25)
Mixed age group	average ratio observed as long as no children under 2 years old are present
Mixed age group:	ratio for youngest child in group
Age Range	Ratios for Louisiana Small Family Child Care
Number of Children Allowed:	Not licensed (voluntary registration)

Age Range	Ratios for Louisiana Large Family Child Care
Number of Children Allowed:	Not licensed

Child Care Licensing Agency
Louisiana Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 3078
2751 Wooddale Boulevard, Suite 330
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: (225) 922-0015
Fax: (225) 922-0014
Louisiana Daycare Listings

Child Care Subsidy Agency
Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Louisiana Department of Social Services
Office of Family Support
P.O. Box 94065
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9065
Phone: (225) 342-0694
Fax: (225)219-4248

Head Start - State Collaboration Office
755 N 3rd Street, Room 328
Baton Rouge, LA, 70802
Phone: (225) 219-4246
Fax: (225) 219-4248

Child Care Food Program Agency
Division of Nutrition Assistance
Louisiana Department of Education
Post Office Box 94064
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9064
Phone: (225) 342-3720 or (800) 453-2721
Fax: (225) 342-3305

State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact
Louisiana Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies
6966 Menlo Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone: (225) 769-5465
Toll Free: (866) 600-2772
Fax: (225) 769-5465

Office of Child Support Enforcement
Office of Family Support
Support Enforcement Services Division
P.O.Box 94065
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804
Phone: (225) 342-4780
Fax: (225) 342-7397

Child Abuse Reporting Hotline
To report suspected child abuse in Louisiana, call the local Child Protective Agency or dial 911.

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

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