Nebraska
Nebraska
State Requirements
Licensing Standards for Daycare Centers

Worker Qualifications
Staff: Must be "legal age of majority" and have a written, department-approved plan to acquire at least 3 credit hours or 15 clock hours of Department-approved in-service training in child development/early childhood education or child care administration within 12 months of hiring; or a CDA; or a bachelor's or associate's degree in a field related to care and education of children ages 0 - 12 years (e.g., early childhood education, child development, elementary education, or special education); or one year verified group experience with a positive reference from a supervisor.

Provider /Child Ratio
Age Range Ratio For Center-based Care
Infants (1:4)
Toddlers (1:6)
Preschool
(3 years)
(1:10)
Preschool
(4 - 5 years)
(1:12)
Schoolage (1:15)
Mixed age group center wide ratio count
Age Range Ratio For Family Child Care
Infants (1:4)
All ages (1:8) includes provider's own children under 8 years old; no more than 2 children may be under 18 months old; additionally, there may be 2 school age children during non-school hours
Mixed age group (1:8) no more than 2 infants at one time
Schoolage (1:10)


Contact Information
Child Care Licensing Agency
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
Phone: (402) 471-1802
Toll Free: (800) 600-1289
Fax: (402) 471-7763
Nebraska Daycare Listings
Child Care Subsidy Agency
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 95044
301 Centennial Mall South, 4th Floor
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-9434
Toll Free: (800 430-3244
Fax: (402) 471-9597

Head Start - State Collaboration Office
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE, 68509-4987
Phone: (402) 471-3501
Fax: (402) 471-0117

Child Care Food Program Agency
Child Nutrition Programs
State Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4987
Phone: (402) 471-3566
Fax: (402) 471-4407

State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact
Nebraska Resource and Referral System
University of Nebraska
Lincoln 121 S. 13th St., Suite 302
Lincoln, NE 68588-0227
Phone: (402) 472-0844 (in Lincoln) or (402) 472-3479
Toll Free: (800) 746-8420

Office of Child Support Enforcement
Office of Economic & Family Support
Department of Health and Human Services
P.O.Box 94728
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4728
Phone: (402) 471-1400
Fax: (402) 471-7311

Child Abuse Reporting Hotline
To report suspected child abuse in Arkansas, Toll-Free: (800) 482-5964.

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


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