State reference library

5 states covered so far, more added regularly.

Child care licensing regulations vary a great deal by state — not just in the numbers, but in the shape of the rules themselves. We read the primary regulatory text for each state below and summarized what we found, with citations.

Colorado (CO)

A 1:5 infant ratio with conditional naptime relief, background checks that must be completed — not merely submitted — before care, and a training year anchored to each start date.

Georgia (GA)

An infant band keyed on walking status, one person per room holding both CPR and first aid, drill logs needing only dates and times, and 10 annual training hours.

Massachusetts (MA)

Step ratios that reward adding a second educator, ratios that change by session length, background checks in a separate regulation, and training hours banded by weekly hours.

North Carolina (NC)

Mixed-age group ratios by written election, an ITS-SIDS credential clock that starts at room assignment, and training hours tiered by credential level.

South Carolina (SC)

A campus-wide two-staff floor, no fire-drill cadence in the regulations, fingerprints due 14 business days after the SLED result, and training split by role.