Child Care Licensing Resources
Information about....
- Criminal History and
Abuse Registry Checks
- Emergency Planning
Information
- Filing a Complaint about a Child Care Facility
Rules/Requirements
| Type of Care | Effective Date | Current / Former Rules? |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Delacare: Rules for Early Care and Education and School-Age Centers |
January 1, 2007 |
Current |
|
| Administrative Codes | |||
| Modifications During Emergencies | April, 2010 | ||
Guidance and Technical Assistance Bulletins Cover Letter Bed Covering Items Forged Document Nutrition Training Hours |
Issued periodically | ||
| Delacare: Requirements for Day Care Centers
Former requirements: Some requirements may still be applicable to Centers licensed
prior to January 1, 2007; See Delacare: Rules for Early Care and Education and School-Age Centers for current rules |
September 1, 1988 | Former | |
| Delacare: Rules for Family Child Care Homes | January 1, 2009 | Current | |
| Administrative Code | |||
| Modifications During Emergencies | April, 2010 | ||
| Issued periodically | |||
| Delacare: Reglas par las guarderias y hogares
de cuidados infantiles |
el 1 de Enero 2009 | Reglas Corriente | |
| Delacare: Requirements for Family Child Care
Homes
Former requirements: Some requirements may still be applicable to Family Child
Care Homes licensed prior to January 1, 2009; See Delacare: Rules for Family Child Care Homes for current rules |
June 1, 1994 | Former | |
| Delacare: Rules for Large Family Child Care Homes | January 1, 2009 | Current | |
| Administrative Code | |||
| Modifications During Emergencies | April, 2010 | ||
Guidance and Technical Assistance Bulletins Bed Covering Items First Aid Household Members Training Hours |
Issued periodically | ||
| Delacare: Requirements for Large Family Child
Care Homes
Former requirements: Some requirements may still be applicable to Large Family
Child Care Homes licensed prior to January 1, 2009; See Delacare: Rules for Large Family Child Care Homes for current rules |
June 1, 1994 | Former | |
| Delacare: Requirements for Residential Child Care Facilities and Day Treatment Programs | May 1, 1999 | Current | |
| Administrative Code | |||
| Delacare: Regulations for Criminal History Record Checks | July 1, 1992 | Current | |
| Delacare: Requirements for Child Placing Agencies | May 1, 1986 | Current | |
Information for....
Forms you can print and fill out...
Links to other web sites....
- Administration for Children
and Families (ACF) (US DHHS web site)
- Child Care Bureau (CCB)
- Afterschool.gov (US DHHS web site)
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Car Safety Seats and Transportation Safety
- Certified Child Care Health Consultants in Delaware (added 04/26/2005, Delaware DHSS web site)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- ChildFun.com
- Delaware Birth to 3 Early Intervention System (Delaware DHSS web site)
- Delaware Healthy Child Care America Program (Delaware DHSS web site)
- Early Childhood Educators' and Family Web Corner Teacher Pages
- Family & Workplace Connection
- National Child Care Information Center - NCCIC
- National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Nemours - One of the nation's largest children's health systems.
- Nonprofit Purchasing Group of Delaware
- The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation's (TLLCCF)
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Zero to Three (National Center For Infants, Toddlers and Families web site)
- Birth to Three(Delaware DHSS web site): Inclusion Brochure
- Birth to Three(Delaware DHSS web site): Guide to Promoting Inclusion in Early Care and Education
- Birth to Three(Delaware DHSS web site): Growing Together Calendar
