Much of the care is provided through about 300 licensed centers and thousands of registered family day-care providers.

In 1975, 800 licensed centers provided care for 45,600 children.

A licensed center must meet criteria for minimum staff-child ratio in different age groups.

Concluding 2012, there were a total of 7646 licensed centers in North Carolina providing care to 251,798 children.

Throughout New York State, a licensed center must have at least one adult to care for every four infants.

Ours is a licensed center with a nurturing staff that encourages children to flourish and grow.

You need to nominate a named person to act as the 'person responsible' for your licensed centre.

Many more children, of course, are in licensed centers than was the case in 1968.

Today, a licensed center here in Dane County, is reimbursed about $115 a week per eligible child.

State law limits the number of children a licensed center can take in, based on its size and staff and the age of the children.