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Alabama
Child Care Services Division
Alabama Department of Human Resources
P. O. Box 304000
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
General phone: 334-242-1425 www.dhr.alabama.gov
Alaska
Child Care Program Office
Division of Public Assistance
Alaska Department of Health
Suite 902
3601 C Street
Anchorage, AK 99503
General phone: 907-269-4500 https://health.alaska.gov/dpa/Pages/ccare/default.aspx
American Samoa
Child Care Division
American Samoa Department of Human and Social Services
5614 Tafuna
Pago Pago, AS 96799
General phone: 684-633-1571 www.americansamoa.gov
Arkansas
Office of Early Childhood
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Arkansas Department of Education
Slot 140, 700 Main Street
Little Rock, AR 72203
General phone: (501) 682-8590 https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/office-of-early-childhood
Colorado
Colorado Department of Early Childhood
710 South Ash Street
Denver, CO 80246
General phone: 800-799-5876 www.colorado.gov/cdhs
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Child Care and Development Fund Program
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Department of Community and Cultural Affairs
Capitol Hill, Caller Box 10007
1341 Ascension Drive
Saipan, MP 96950
General phone: 670-664-2576
Connecticut
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood
Suite 204
450 Columbus Boulevard
Hartford, CT 06103
General phone: n/a www.ct.gov/oec
District of Columbia
Division of Early Learning
D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Sixth Floor
1050 First Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
General phone: 202-727-6436 www.osse.dc.gov
Florida
Division of Early Learning
Florida Department of Education
Suite 522
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
General phone: 850-717-8550 http://www.floridaearlylearning.com
Georgia
Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
East Tower, Suite 754
2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30334
General phone: 404-651-7432 http://www.decal.ga.gov/
Guam
Division of Children’s Wellness
Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services
155 Hesler Place
Hagatna, GU 96910
General phone: 671-922-2504 www.dphss.guam.gov
Hawaii
Benefit, Employment, and Support Services Division
Hawaii Department of Human Services
Suite 512
1010 Richards Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
General phone: 808-586-5735 www.hawaii.gov/dhs/self-sufficiency/childcare/services
Idaho
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
General phone: 208-334-5656 www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov
Illinois
Division of Early Childhood
Illinois Department of Human Services
Third Floor
401 South Clinton Street
Chicago, IL 60607
General phone: 217-785-2559
Indiana
Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning
Division of Family Resources
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Room W-362
402 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204 http://www.in.gov/fssa/carefinder
Iowa
Child Care Bureau Division of Family Well-Being and Protection
Iowa Department of Human Services
Hoover State Office Building, Fifth Floor
1305 East Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
General phone: 515-281-0429 https://dhs.iowa.gov/
Kansas
Economic and Employment Services Division
Kansas Department for Children and Families
DCF Administration Building, Fourth Floor
555 South Kansas Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603
General phone: 785-296-3349 http://www.dcf.ks.gov/pages/default.aspx
Kentucky
Division of Child Care
Department for Community-Based Services
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Mail Stop 3W-A
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40621
General phone: 502-564-3703 https://www.chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dcbs/dcc/Pages/default.aspx
Louisiana
Office of Early Childhood
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
1201 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
General phone: 225-342-4147 www.louisianabelieves.com
Maine
Office of Child and Family Services
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
11 State House Station
2 Anthony Avenue
Augusta, ME 04333
General phone: 207-624-7900 http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/
Michigan
Child Development and Care Program
Office of Great Start
Michigan Department of Education
608 West Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48909
General phone: 517-241-9492 http://www.michigan.gov/mde
Mississippi
Division of Early Childhood Care and Development
Mississippi Department of Human Services
200 South Lamar Street
Jackson, MS 39201
General phone: 601-359-4555 http://www.mdhs.state.ms.us
Missouri
Office of Childhood
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
General phone: 573-751-6793 https://dese.mo.gov/childhood
Montana
Child Care Bureau
Early Childhood and Family Support Division
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 202925
Helena, MT 59620
General phone: 406-444-1788 https://dphhs.mt.gov/ecfsd/childcare/Index
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509
General phone: 800-430-3244 http://dhhs.ne.gov
Nevada
Child Care and Development Program
Division of Welfare and Supportive Services
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
1470 East College Parkway
Carson City, NV 89706
General phone: 775-684-0630 https://dwss.nv.gov/
New Hampshire
Bureau of Child Development and Head Start Collaboration
Division of Economic and Housing Stability
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Main Building
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
General phone: 603-271-8153 https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dcyf/cdb/
New Jersey
Division of Family Development
New Jersey Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 716
6 Quakerbridge Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625
General phone: 609-588-2163 www.state.nj.us/humanservices
New Mexico
New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department
General phone: 800-832-1321 https://www.nmececd.org/
New York
Division of Child Care Services
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
South Building, Room 309
52 Washington Street
Rensselaer, NY 12144
General phone: 518-474-9454 https://ocfs.ny.gov/programs/childcare/
North Carolina
Division of Child Development and Early Education
North Carolina Department of Health and Human
Services
2201 Mail Service Center
333 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC 27699
General phone: 919-527-6530 https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/
Ohio
Bureau of Child Care Policy and Technical
Assistance
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
4020 East Fifth Avenue
Columbus, OH 43219
General phone: 614-466-1213 www.jfs.ohio.gov/CDC/childcare.stm
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
General phone: 405-521-3561 https://oklahoma.gov/okdhs.html
Oregon
Office of Child Care
Early Learning Division
Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care
Suite 350
700 Summer Street, N.E.
Salem, OR 97301
General phone: 503-947-1400 https://oregonearlylearning.com/
Pennsylvania
Office of Child Development and Early Learning
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Sixth Floor
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126
General phone: 717-346-9320 http://www.dhs.pa.gov/
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Administration of Integral Child Care
and Development
P.O. Box 15091
San Juan, PR 00902
General phone: 787-724-7474 https://childcare.familia.pr.gov/
Rhode Island
Licensing and Regulations
Office of Child Care
Rhode Island Department of Human Services
Louis Pasteur Building, Third Floor
57 Howard Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
General phone: n/a http://www.dhs.ri.gov
South Carolina
Division of Early Care and Education
South Carolina Department of Social Services
1535 Confederate Avenue
Columbia, SC 29201
General phone: 803-898-9020 https://www.scchildcare.org/
South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Social Services
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
General phone: 800-227-3020 http://www.dss.sd.gov/childcare
Tennessee
Child Care and Community Services
Tennessee Department of Human Services
James K. Polk Building, 15th Floor
505 Deaderick Street
Nashville, TN 37243
General phone: 615-313-4700 https://www.tn.gov/humanservices.html
U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services
Suite 1
1303 Hospital Ground
St. Thomas, VI 00802
General phone: 340-773-2323 www.dhs.gov.vi
Utah
Office of Child Care
Utah Department of Workforce Services
140 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
General phone: 800-622-7390 https://www.jobs.utah.gov
Vermont
Child Development Division
Department for Children and Families
Vermont Agency of Human Services
280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671
General phone: 800-649-2642 http://dcf.vermont.gov/cdd
Virginia
Virginia Department of Education
25th Floor, P.O. Box 2120
101 North 14th Street
Richmond, VA 23219 https://www.childcare.virginia.gov/
Washington
Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families
P.O. Box 40970
1110 Jefferson Street, S.E.
Olympia, WA 98504
General phone: 360-725-4665 www.dcyf.wa.gov/
West Virginia
Division of Early Care and Education
Bureau for Children and Families
West Virginia Department of Health and Human
Resources
Room B-18
350 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
General phone: 304-558-7980 http://www.dhhr.wv.gov/bcf/pages/default.aspx
Wisconsin
Division of Early Care and Education
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
P.O. Box 8916
Madison, WI 53708
General phone: 608-422-6002 https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/childcare
Wyoming
Early Childhood Division
Wyoming Department of Family Services
Hathaway Building, Third Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
General phone: 307-777-7564 https://dfs.wyo.gov/