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Vermont Regulations
The state’s regulatory information listed below is verified as of November 22, 2011

Vermont has six different documents regulating health and safety in child care.
Effective Date
Early Childhood Programs Licensing Regulations 2/12/2001
Family Child Care Licensing Regulations 2/12/2001
Children's Day Care Licensing Regulations for School Age Care 10/7/1996
Children's Day Care Licensing Regulations For Early Childhood Programs For Non-Recurring Clientele 10/7/1996
Criminal Record Checks 2010
Regulations for Family Day Care Homes 10/7/1996

State Licensing Contact

Child Development Division
Department of Children and Families
103 South Main Street
2 & 3 North
Waterbury, VT 05671-2901

Phone: (800) 649-2642 or (802) 241-3110 or for the phone number to your town office, please go to http://dcf.vermont.gov/cdd/contact_us/whos_who#Licensing
Web Page: http://dcf.vermont.gov/cdd


Links to other Vermont 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:
Vermont Early Learning Standards Guiding the Development and Learning of Children Entering Kindergarten (2003)
Vermont's Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities (2000)