Resources related to the number of adults required per number of children, based on age and the total number of children that may comprise a group.
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The Library collection contains summaries and availability information for published documents of interest to policymakers, administrators, practitioners, researchers and other members of the child care community. Links to full-text publications about child care and school-age issues are provided when available.
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State Requirements for Child-Staff Ratios and Maximum Group Sizes for Child Care Centers in 2007 (HTML) | Table of State child care licensing regulations for ratios and group size by age of child. [view more] | Research/Statistics State & Territory Information |
The 2005 Child Care Licensing Study (HTML) ![]() |
The study reports on State child care licensing programs and policies and child care center licensing regulations for all 50 States and the District of Columbia. State child care licensing regulations... [view more] | Research/Statistics State & Territory Information - State & Territory Profile State & Territory Information - State & Territory Regulations |
Threshold of Licensed Family Child Care (HTML) | Table of thresholds for family child care licensing based on number of children in care. [view more] | Research/Statistics State & Territory Information |