Child Care Regulations for California | National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education

California Regulations

The state’s regulatory information listed below is verified as of June 6, 2012

California has nine different documents regulating health and safety in child care.	Effective Date
Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1, Articles 1, 2 - Child Care Centers General Licensing Requirements	6/15/2005 (pub. 7/20/2005)
Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1, Article 3 - Child Care Centers Application Procedures	11/1/2009 (pub. 12/16/2009)
Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1, Articles 4, 5 - Child Care Centers Enforcement Provisions, Administrative Actions	8/10/2006 (pub. 9/27/2006)
Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1, Article 6 - Child Care Centers Continuing Requirements	6/8/2005 (pub. 7/7/2005)
Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1, Article 6 - Child Care Centers Continuing Requirements (continued)	6/8/2005 (pub. 7/7/2005)
Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1, Article 7 - Child Care Physical Environment	11/1/2008 (pub. 9/10/2004)
Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1 Subchapters 2, 3 - Child Care Infant Centers and School Age Day Care	11/1/1998 (pub. 9/10/2004)
Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1 Subchapters 4 - Child Care for Mildly Ill Children	11/1/1998 (pub. 9/10/2004)
Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 3 Family Child Care Homes	11/1/2009 (pub. 12/16/2009)
Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 3 Family Child Care Homes (Spanish)	11/1/2009 (pub. 9/10/2004)
Update
Community Care Licensing Division Child Care Update - Winter/Spring 2011	Winter/Spring 2011

State Licensing Contact

California Department of Social Services
Community Care Licensing Division
Child Care Program Office
744 P Street, M.S. 19-48
Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: To find the phone number for your regional office, please go to http://www.ccld.ca.gov/res/pdf/CClistingMaster.pdf
Web Page: http://www.ccld.ca.gov/PG411.htm

Links to other California State Child Care Contacts

State Early Learning Guidelines: