North Carolina Childcare
North Carolina Daycare
State Requirements
Licensing Standards for Daycare Centers 

Worker Qualifications
Staff: Must be at least 18.

Provider /Child Ratio
Age Range Ratio For Center-based Care
Up to Months (1:5)
18 months (1:6)
27 months (1:10)
3 years (1:15)
4 years (1:20)
5 - 9 years (1:25)
10 years and older (1:25)
Age Range Ratio For Small Family Child Care Homes
Number of Children Allowed: 3-5 (plus 3 SAC)
Maximum Number of Children to One Provider: 8, with no more than 5 preschool-age or younger
Provider's Own Children Counted: Yes, if preschool-age or younger


Contact Information
Child Care Licensing Agency
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Child Development
Regulatory Services Section
2201 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2201
Phone: (919) 662-4499
Toll Free: (800) 859-0829 (within State)
Fax: (919) 661-4845
North Carolina Daycare Listings

Child Care Subsidy Agency
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Child Development
2201 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2201
Phone: (919) 662-4499
Toll Free: (800) 859-0829 (within State)
Fax: (919) 661-4845

Head Start - State Collaboration Office
Division of Child Development
2075 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC, 27699-2075
Phone: (919) 981-5300
Fax: (919) 855-6840

Child Care Food Program Agency
Nutrition Services Branch
Health & Human Services Section
1914 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1914
Phone: (919) 707-5799
Fax: (919) 870-4819
State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact
Child Care Resources Inc.
4601 Park Road, Suite 500
Charlotte, NC 28209
Phone: (704) 276-6697 or (704) 376-6697
Fax: (704) 376-7865

Office of Child Support Enforcement
Child Support Enforcement
Department of Human Resources
P.O.Box 20800
Raleigh, North Carolina 27619-0800
Phone: (919) 255-3800
Fax: (919) 212-3840

Child Abuse Reporting
To report suspected child abuse in North Carolina, call North Carolina's Care Line (800) 662-7030 or (919) 829-8009 (800-CHILDREN) or a Sheriff's Department or any county Department of Human Resources office.

For national child abuse information, call the Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline (staffed 24 hours daily with professional crisis counselors): 1-800-4-A-CHILD or 1-800-2-A-CHILD (T.D.D)


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