Whether you already own a daycare or you are planning to start one, we believe that it is useful to have information that will help you keep the children in your care safe and secure.

Each state has rules and requirements that help ensure that the quality of child care you offer is suitable based on several factors ranging from age, facility type (e.g. home, center), special needs, and other factors. If you are a licensed or approved child care provider you may be eligible for various state and federal benefits such as:


Note that the above list is not all inclusive of the benefits that you may receive from your state. Therefore, you will have to contact your state for other benefits offered to child care providers. (Click your state link below to find out more).

Please click your state to view useful resources that will help you in maximizing the quality of your
child care business.

Alabama	Alaska	Arizona	Arkansas	California
Colorado	Connecticut	Delaware	Florida	Georgia
Hawaii	Idaho	Illinois	Indiana	Iowa
Kansas	Kentucky	Louisiana	Maine	Maryland
Massachusetts	Michigan	Minnesota	Mississippi	Missouri
Montana	Nebraska	Nevada	New Hampshire	New Jersey
New Mexico	New York	North Carolina	North Dakota	Ohio
Oklahoma	Oregon	Pennsylvania	Rhode Island	South Carolina
South Dakota	Tennessee	Texas	Utah	Vermont
Virginia	Washington	West Virginia	Wisconsin	Wyoming
District Of Columbia