Licensed Day Care Centers and Child Care Centers State Department Contacts
Ordize has worked with nearly all of the family services departments across the United States to provide you with the largest active database of licensed daycares in the United States.Why is being a licensed daycare so important?
All licensed daycares have to meet standards set by the state they are operating in. We believe that this is a fundamental attribute that you should consider when choosing a daycare for your child as it often involves the three "S's": Sanitation, Safety, and Schooling. We have provided for your convenience the addresses of the departments responsible for registering daycares. Please contact them if you would like more information on the daycare you are interested in.
Alabama
Debbie Thomas - Director
Phone: 334-242-1425 or 866-528-1694
Fax: 334-353-1491
e-mail: Debbie.Thomas@dhr.alabama.gov
The State Department of Human Resources
Child Care Services Division
50 Ripley Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
Alaska
Child Care Program Office
619 E. Ship Creek, Suite 230
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-269-4500
e-mail: CCPO@health.state.ak.us
Arizona
Phoenix (Tempe)
Association for Supportive Child Care
3910 South Rural Road, Suite O
Tempe, AZ 85282
Phone: 602-244-2678
Fax: 602-244-2718
Website: www.asccaz.org
e-mail: becky@arizonachildcare.org
Tucson
Child & Family Resources, Inc.
2800 East Broadway Boulevard
Tucson, AZ 85716
Phone: 520-325-5778
Fax: 520-325-8780
Website: www.ChildFamilyResources.org
e-mail: leah@arizonachildcare.org
Yuma
Child & Family Resources, Inc.
1020 South 4th Avenue, Suite A
Yuma, AZ 85364
Phone: 928-783-4003
Fax: 928-783-4941
Website: www.ChildFamilyResources.org
e-mail: michelle@arizonachildcare.org
Arkansas
Phone: 800-322-8176
California
e-mail: cclwebmaster@dss.ca.gov
Colorado
Phone: 303-866-5088
Connecticut
Phone: 860-509-8000
Website: www.ct.gov/dph
e-mail: webmaster.dph@ct.gov
Delaware
New Castle County
1825 Falkland Rd
Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: 302-892-5800
Fax: 302-633-5112
Kent & Sussex Counties
821 Silver Lake Blvd., Ste 103
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: 302-739-5487 or 800-822-2236
Fax: 302-739-6589
e-mail: occl.dscyf@state.de.us
Florida
e-mail: dcf-osc@dcf.state.fl.us
Georgia
Georgia Department of Human Resources
Division of Family & Children Services
Constituent Services
2 Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 18-486
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: 404-651-9361
Hawaii
Department of Human Services
1390 Miller Street, Room 209
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-692-7999
e-mail: webmaster@hawaiirxplus.com
Idaho
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
Phone: 800-926-2588
Illinois
Illinois Department of Human Services
Phone: 800-843-6154
Indiana
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Division of Family Resources
Bureau of Child Care
402 West Washington Street, Room W386
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Child Care Information Phone: 877-511-1144
Parent Information Phone: 888-463-5473
Iowa
Iowa Department of Human Services
Phone: 515-281-6899 or 800-972-2017
Kansas
Christine Ross-Baze, Director
Curtis State Office Building
1000 SW Jackson
Suite 200
Topeka, KS 66612-1274
Phone: 785-296-1270
Kentucky
Amy Booth, Program Coordinator
Kentucky Partnership for Early Childhood Services
Human Development Institute/ University of Kentucky
126 Mineral Industries Building
Lexington, KY 40506-0051
Phone: 800-956-8950
Fax: 859-323-4757
e-mail: amy.booth@uky.edu
Louisiana
627 N. Fourth St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: 225-342-0286
Fax: 225-342-8636
Maine
221 State Street
Augusta, Me 04333
Phone: 207-287-5060
Fax: 207-287-5031
Maryland
311 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 800-332-6347
e-mail: dhrhelp@dhr.state.md.us
Massachusetts
51 Sleeper Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: 617-988-6600
Fax: 617-988-2451
Website: http://www.eec.state.ma.us/
Michigan
Department Human Services
Website: http://michigan.gov/dhs/
Minnesota
Phone: 651-431-2000
e-mail: DHS.info@state.mn.us
Mississippi
750 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Phone: 601-359-4500
Missouri
615 Howerton Court
P.O. Box 88
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0088
Phone: 573-522-8024
Website: www.dss.mo.gov/cd/
Montana
Department of Public Health & Human Services
Early Childhood Services Bureau
PO Box 202952
Helena, MT 59620-2952
Phone: 406-444-1788
Nebraska
Department of Health & Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: 402-471-3121
Nevada
Nevada Division of Child & Family Services
4126 Technology Way, 3rd Floor
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: 775-684-4400
Fax: 775-684-4455
e-mail: webmaster@dcfs.state.nv.us
New Hampshire
NH DHHS Division for Children, Youth & Families
Child Development Bureau
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3857
Phone: 603-271-4451
New Jersey
The Department of Children and Families
Phone: 800-332-9227
New Mexico
P.O. Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
Phone: 505-827-7946
Fax: 505-476-0490
New York
New York State Office of Children & Family Services
Capital View Office Park
52 Washington Street
Rensselaer, NY 12144-2796
Phone: 518-473-7793
Fax: 518-486-7550
North Carolina
Division of Child Development
2201 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2201
Phone: 800-859-0829
e-mail: webmasterdcd@ncmail.net
North Dakota
Department of Human Services
Children & Family Services
600 East Boulevard Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58505-0250
Phone: 701-328-4809
Fax: 701-328-3538
Ohio
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
30 E. Broad Street, 32nd Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 877-852-0010
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Child Care Services
Phone: 405-521-3561
Oregon
PO Box 14050
Salem, OR 97309
Phone: 800-556-6616
Pennsylvania
Department of Public Welfare
Phone: 800-692-7462
Rhode Island
DHS Child Care Assistance Program
Phone: 401-462-5300
South Carolina
Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202-1520
Phone: 803-898-7601
South Dakota
Child Care Services
Phone: 605-773-4766 or 1-800-227-3020
Fax: 605-773-7294
e-mail: CCS@state.sd.us
Tennessee
Commissioner's Office
400 Deaderick Street, 15th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-1403
Phone: 615-313-4700
Fax: 615-741-4165
e-mail: Human-Services.Webmaster@state.tn.us
Texas
701 W. 51st Street
Austin, Texas 78751
Phone: 512-438-4800
Utah
Central Region Office
For Salt Lake County
120 North 200 West, Room 111
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Phone: 801-538-4034
Fax: 801-538-4069
Website: http://health.utah.gov/licensing/
Vermont
Child Development Division
Department for Children and Families
103 South Main Street
"A" Building
Waterbury, VT 05671-5500
Phone: 800-649-2642
Virginia
Department of Social Services
Virginia Department of Social Services
Attention: (Department or Person mail is to be directed to)
7 N. Eighth Street
Richmond, VA, 23219
Phone: 800-552-3431
Washington
DSHS Constituent Services
PO Box 45130
Olympia, WA 98504-5130
1-800-737-0617
West Virginia
Department of Health and Human Resources
Phone: 800-352-6513
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
e-mail: webmaildcfs@dhfs.state.wi.us
Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Family Services
Division of Early Childhood
2300 Capitol Ave.
Hathaway Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-5491
