• How do I open or buy a child care center?
• How do I open a family child care home?
• Know what to expect from my licensing specialist?
• How do I create interest centers in my child care?
• How can I assure that I am teaching children the necessary pre-literacy skills they will need to be ready for school?
• What are parents looking for when they visit my child care?
• Where can I get training for staff?  
• Find information about caring for children with special needs

Janice Matthews

Statewide Licensing Coordinator

• Contact by e-mail

Phone:  (405) 521-3561
                1-800-347-2276

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125

• Related links
• Current child care rates (Appendix C-4)  (.pdf, 8 pp, 1.3 MB)

• Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines (.pdf, 71 pp, 1.4 MB)
• Starting a Child Care Center in Oklahoma (.pdf, 61 pp, 830 KB)