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Daycare License Requirements for South Dakota
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Worker requirements
Must be at least 18 years old and have a bachelor's in fields of education or human development and at least 2 years experience in child care; or a bachelor's in elementary education and at least 2 years experience in child care; or a bachelor's in elementary education if working only with school-age children; or a bachelor's in early childhood education; or and associate's in early childhood development; or certification as a Child Development Associate; or certification in Montessori teacher training program and at least 1 year experience in a Montessori school or child care setting; or a child development technician diploma; or at least 5 years supervised experience in a child care center; or a prekindergarten teacher endorsement.
Provider / Child Ratio
Age Range |
Ratio For Child Care Centers |
Infants |
(1:5) |
Toddlers (up to 3 years) |
(1:5) |
Preschool (3 - 6 years) |
(1:10) |
School age |
(1:15) |
Mixed age group |
according to number in each group |
Age Range |
Ratio For Family Child Care |
All ages |
(1:12)
[with no more than 4 children under the age of 2 years and no more than 2 of those 4 can be under the age of 1; provider's children under the age of 6 must be counted] |
Department of Social Services
Child Care Services
Kneip Building
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Phone: 605-773-4766
Fax: 605-773-7294
Web site: http://www.state.sd.us/social/CCS/CCShome.htm
Regulation family dare care homes
http://legis.state.sd.us/rules/DisplayRule.aspx?Rule=67:42:03
Regulating day care centers
http://legis.state.sd.us/rules/DisplayRule.aspx?Rule=67:42:10
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