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Arkansas Regulations
The state’s regulatory information listed below is verified as of December 15, 2011
 
Arkansas has three different documents regulating health and safety in child care.
Effective Date
Minimum Licensing Requirements for Child Care Centers 11/2011
Minimum Licensing Requirements for Child Care Family Homes 11/2011
Minimum Licensing Requirements for Registered Child Care Family Homes 11/2011

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 or to find the phone number for a licensing specialist near you, please go to http://www.arkansas.gov/childcare/licensing/pdf/Telephone%20Directory.pdf
Web Page: http://www.arkansas.gov/childcare/licensing/index.html


Links to other Arkansas State Child Care Contacts
Healthy Child Care America
State Child Care and Development Fund
Child Care and Development fund Tribal Plan for 2012-2013
State Child Care Resource and Referral Agency
State Early Learning Guidelines:
Arkansas Framework for Infant and Toddler Care (2002)
Arkansas Early Childhood Education Framework (2004)