Daycare License Requirements for Wyoming
Worker requirements
Must be at least 19 years old and have a high school diploma or GED certificate or 6 months documented prior work experience in day care or 5 clock hours of day care training or a professional credential from a nationally-recognized organization.
Provider / Child Ratio
| Age Range | Ratio For Center-based Care |
| 0 – 2 years | (1:5) |
| 2 – 3 years | (1:8) |
| 3 – 4 years | (1:10) |
| 4 – 5 years | (1:15) |
| 5 – 6 years | (1:20) |
| 6 years and older | (1:25) |
| Mixed age group | ratio for youngest child in group |
| Age Range | Ratio For Family Child Care |
| All ages | (1:6)[includes provider's own preschool age children; infant care limited to 2 unless another adult is present, then infant capacity can be increased to 5] |
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Department of Family Services
Division of Early Childhood
2300 Capitol Avenue
Hathaway Building, 3rd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0490
Phone: 307-777-5491
Fax: 307-777-3659
Web site: http://dfsweb.state.wy.us
http://dfswapps.state.wy.us/DFSDivEC/General/LicensingRules.asp
Rules for child care facilities
http://dfswapps.state.wy.us/DFSDivEC/General/documents/dft5.pdf
http://dfswapps.state.wy.us/DFSDivEC/General/documents/dft9.pdf
Rules for family child care home
http://dfswapps.state.wy.us/DFSDivEC/General/documents/dft7.pdf
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