Daycare License Requirements for Indiana
Worker requirements
Must be at least 18 and have a high school education or equivalent. If working with an infant/toddler group, must be at least 21 and have a high school education or equivalent, and 1 year experience.
Provider / Child Ratio
| Age Range | Ratio For Daycare Centers |
| Infants | (1:4) |
| Toddlers | (1:5) |
| 2 years | (1:5) |
| 3 years | (1:10) |
| 4 years | (1:12) |
| 5 years | (1:15) |
| 6 years and up | (1:20) |
| Age Range | Ratio For Family Child Care |
| Birth to 24 months | (1:6) [two of the 6 children must be at least 16 months and walking. Otherwise the ratio is 1:4] |
| Birth to 6 years | (1:10) [No more than 3 of the 10 children may be under sixteen months of age and must be walking] |
| 3-10 years | (1:12) |
| All ages | (1:12) [the maximum capacity in a child care home is 1:12 plus 3 children during the school year who are enrolled at least in Grade 1] |
Indiana Family & Social Services Administration
Division of Family and Children
Bureau of Child Development – Licensing Section
402 W. Washington Street, Room W-386
Indianapolis, IN 46204
For center-based child-care call:
Phone: 317-232-4469
For Family Child Care call:
Phone: 317-232-4521 or 317-234-2100
Fax: 317-234-1513
Web site: http://www.childcarefinder.in.gov
Regulation child care home
http://www.in.gov/fssa/files/IC-12-17.2-ch5.pdf
Regulation or child care centers
http://www.in.gov/fssa/files/IC-12-17.2-ch4.pdf
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