Daycare License Requirements for Ohio
Worker requirements
Must be at least 18 years old and have a high school education or have completed a training program approved by the Department of Human Services. Such approved programs include a vocation education home economics course or a Child Care Job Training Program for Adults which must include completing 5 required and 3 elective courses for a total of 160 hours.
Provider / Child Ratio
| Age Range | Ratio For Center-based Care |
| Infants | (1:5) and (1:6) |
| Toddlers | (1:7) and (1:8) |
| Preschool | (1:12) and (1:14) |
| School age | (1:18) and (1:20) |
| Mixed age group | ration for youngest child in group |
| Age Range | Ratio For Family Child Care |
| All ages | (1:6)[includes providers children under 6 years of age; and no more than 3 may be under 2 years of age] |
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Bureau of Child Care and Development
255 East Main Street, 3rd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-5222
Phone: 614-466-1043
Fax: 614-466-0164 or 614-728-6803
Web site: http://jfs.ohio.gov/families/child_care/index.stm
E-mail: childcare@odjfs.state.oh.us
Licensing for child care centers
http://jfs.ohio.gov/CDC/docs/ChildCareCentersRuleseffectivesep12007withinternetlinks.pdf
Licensing for family care homes
http://jfs.ohio.gov/CDC/docs/10-11-07TypeAHomeRules-EffectiveSeptember1%2C2007.pdf
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