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Delaware Regulations
The state’s regulatory information listed below is verified as of June 7, 2012

Delaware has four different documents regulating health and safety in child care.
Effective Date
Rules for Early Care and Education and School-Age Centers 1/1/2007
Rules for Large Family Child Care Homes 1/2009
Rules for Family Child Care Homes 1/2009
Regulations for Criminal History Record Checks 5/1/2002

State Licensing Contact

Office of Child Care Licensing
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805

Phone: (302) 892-5800 (New Castle) and
(302) 739-5487 or (800) 822-2236 (Kent & Sussex)
Web Page: http://kids.delaware.gov/occl/occl.shtml


Links to other Delaware 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:
Delaware Infant and Toddler Early Learning Foundations: A Curriculum Framework (2006)
Early Learning Foundations for School Success (2003)