Massachusetts Regulations
The regulations listed below are current as of December 14, 2011

Massachusetts has four different documents regulating health and safety in child care.
Effective Date
Enforcement Standards and Definitions for Licensure or Approval 07/2001
Subsidized Child Care Regulations 11/03/2006
Standards for the Licensure of Child Care Programs 10/2010
Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) 11/03/2006


State Licensing Contact

Department of Early Education and Care
51 Sleeper St, 4th Floor,
Boston, MA 02210

Phone: (617) 988-6600 or to find the phone number to your regional office, please go to http://www.mass.gov/edu/birth-grade-12/early-education-and-care/eec-offices-and-locations.html

Web Page: http://www.mass.gov/edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/



Links to other Massachusetts 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:
Guidelines for Preschool Learning Experiences (2003)
Massachusetts Early Learning Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers
Early Childhood Program Standards for Three and Four Year Olds (2003)