National Resource Center for
Health and Safety in Child Care
and Early Education
Health and Safety in Child Care
and Early Education
1-800-598-KIDS(5437)
Virginia Regulations
The regulations listed below are current as of November 10, 2011
The regulations listed below are current as of November 10, 2011
| Virginia has seven different documents regulating health and safety in child care. | Effective
Date |
| Background Checks for Licensed Child Day Centers | 7/1/2005 |
| General Procedures and Information for Licensure | 2/16/2011 |
| Standards for Licensed Child Day Centers | 3/6/2008 |
| Information for Religiously Exempted Child Day Centers | 3/2011 |
| Standards for Licensed Family Day Homes | 3/2011 |
| Voluntary Registration of Family Day Homes Requirements for Providers | 4/1993 |
| Background Checks for Child Welfare Agencies (applies to Licensed and Voluntarily Registered Family Day Homes and Religously Exempt Child Day Centers) | 9/2006 |
State Licensing Contact
Virginia Department of Social Services
Division of Licensing Programs
801 E. Main Street, 9th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219-3301
Phone: Division of Licensing Programs: 804-726-7165 or (800) 543-7545 or to find the phone number to your regional office, please visit http://www.dss.virginia.gov/contact_us/dolp_district.pdf
Web Page: http://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/cc/index.html
Links
to other Virginia State Child Care Contacts
State Early Learning Guidelines: