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New Jersey Regulations
The regulations listed below are current as of June 5, 2008

New Jersey has three different documents regulating health and safety in child care.
Effective Date
Chapter 122 - Manual of Requirements for Child Care Centers 3/21/2005
Manual of Requirements for Family Child Care Registration 6/7/2004
Municipal Land Use Law Children-Family Day Care Homes 12/29/1993

State Licensing Contact

State of New Jersey Dept. of Human Services
Office of Licensing
PO Box 707
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717

Phone: (877) 667-9845 or (609) 292-1018
Web Page: http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/divisions/licensing/laws.html


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