Daycare License Requirements for Vermont
Worker requirements
Must be at least 18 years old (17 years old if a vo-tech child care student or graduate) and have a CDA or CCP (Child Care Professional) credential; or an associate degree in early childhood or human/child development; or one year successful experience working with young children and one higher ed. course in early childhood education or human/child development.
Provider / Child Ratio
| Age Range | Ratio For Daycare Centers |
| Infants | (1:4) |
| Toddlers | (1:5) |
| Preschool | (1:10) |
| School age | (1:13) |
| Mixed age group | lowest ratio |
| Age Range | Ratio For Family Child Care |
| Infants | (1:2)[includes provider's children under 2 years of age] |
| All ages | (1:6)[plus additional 4 school age children for not more than 4 hours per day on a before and/or after school basis, not including provider's children over 2 years of age] |
Department for Children and Families
Child Developmental Division
Child Care Licensing Unit
103 South. Main Street, 2 North
Waterbury, VT 05671-2901
Phone: 802-241-3110
Fax: 802-241-1220
Web site: http://www.state.vt.us/srs/childcare/index.htm
Regulations for child care centers and family daycare homes
http://www.dcf.state.vt.us/cdd/licensing/general.html
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