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Arkansas Regulations
The regulations listed below are current as of February 1, 2010
 
Arkansas has three different documents regulating health and safety in child care.
Effective Date
Minimum Licensing Requirements for Day Care Centers 1/16/2006
Minimum Licensing Requirements for Day Care Homes 1/16/2006
Minimum Licensing Requirements for Voluntary Registered Homes 1/16/2006

State Licensing Contact

Arkansas Department of Human Service
Division of Childcare and Early Childhood Education
Child Care Licensing
P.O. Box 1437, Slot S140
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437

Phone: (501) 682-8590 or (800) 445-3316
Web Page: http://www.arkansas.gov/childcare/licensing/


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