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LICENSING REQUIREMENTS Age RangeRatios for Center-based Care in Missouri StateNumber of Children Allowed:11 - 20Ratio of Children to One Provider:4:1 for 0-2 years; 8:1 for 2 years; 10:1 for 3-4 years; 16:1 for 5 years and older 10:1 for mixed ages older than 2 years; 8:1, with more than 4 2-year-olds11 more rows

Anyone who is caring for six or fewer children, including a maximum of three children under the age of two, at the same physical address is not required to be licensed and does not have to report he/she is providing child care.

General requirements. A. An individual cot or bed shall be provided for each child who naps or sleeps. An individually assigned sheet and blanket shall be provided for each child twelve (12) months and older who naps or sleeps.

Remember the ABCs of Safe Sleep. Alone, Back, Crib for nap time, night time, every time.

The primary goal of the Coalition is to substantially reduce and eliminate injuries and deaths as a result of unsafe sleep environments and practices in Missouri through increased education, awareness, practice and training.

All child care providers working, or who may work, in infant rooms are required to attend an Infant Safe Sleep training. This training is repeated at least every 3 years.

Missouri public preschools are composed of approximately average 12:1 student:teacher ratio (2023).

Section 210.223, RSMo. requires child care facilities licensed to provide care to children less than one (1) year of age to complete department-approved training on the recent safe sleep recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) every three years.