Child Care Licensing Resources

Information about....

• Criminal History and Abuse Registry Checks
• Emergency Planning Information
• Filing a Complaint about a Child Care Facility
   

Regulations and Requirements....

Delacare: Rules for Early Care and Education and School-Age Centers - Effective Date January 1, 2007

[105p] PDF format(438kb) | MSWord format(802kb)

 

Delacare Requirements for Day Care Centers - Effective Date: September 1, 1988

[51p] PDF format(172kb) | MSWord format(235kb)

Delacare Requirements for Family Child Care Homes – Effective Date: June 1, 1994

[32p] PDF format(263kb) | MSWord format(249kb)
 

Delacare Requirements for Large Family Child Care Homes – Effective Date: June 1, 1994

[33p] PDF format(201kb) | MSWord format(168kb)
 

Delacare Requirements for Residential Child Care Facilities and Day Treatment Programs – Effective Date: May 1, 1999

[91p] PDF format(271kb) | MSWord format(307kb)
 

Regulations for Criminal History Record Checks – Effective Date: July 1, 1992

[12p] PDF format(115kb) | MSWord format(76kb)
 

Requirements for Child Placing Agencies – Effective Date: May 1, 1986

[32p] PDF format(106kb)

Information for....

• Parents
• Providers

Forms you can print and fill out...

• For Providers
• Child Care Licensing Training Forms

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 Central Directory of Services for Young Children with Special Needs, 2004
• 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
  • After School Investments
  • NCCIC Child Care Bulletins
• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
  • Healthy Kids, Healthy Care
• 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)
  • Handbook for Public Playground Safety
  • How to Plan for the Unexpected
  • Safety Barriers for Home Pools
  • Swimming Pool Safety Alert
  • Recalls and Product Safety News
  • Guidelines for Entrapment Hazards: Making Pools and Spas Safer
• Zero to Three (National Center For Infants, Toddlers and Families web site)
  • Resources for Infant and Family Professionals
  • Resources for Parents

Last Updated: Tuesday, 25-Mar-2008 14:32:25 EDT