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Louisiana Regulations
The regulations listed below are current as of Septermber 1, 2011

Louisiana has two different documents regulating health and safety in child care.
Effective Date
Child Day Care Center Class A Minimum Standards 11/1/2003
Child Day Care Center Class B Minimum Standards 10/01/2000


Licensing Contact

Department of Social Services
Bureau of Licensing
P.O. Box 3078
Baton Rouge, LA 70821

Phone: (225) 342-9905
Web Page: http://www.dss.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&nid=25&pnid=7&pid=247&catid=0


Links to other Louisiana State Child Care Contacts
Healthy Child Care America
State Child Care and Development Fund
State Child Care Resource and Referral Agency
State Early Learning Guidelines:
Louisiana's Early Learning Guidelines and Program Standards: Birth through Three (2005)
Louisiana Standards for Programs Serving Four-Year-Old Children (2003)