Contact Information for Other States
| State | Meets or Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements for Licensure or Certification | Agency Information |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Does Not Meet | Agency: Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education Phone: 334-224-3171 Email: tammy.gibson@ece.alabama.gov Website: https://children.alabama.gov/ Mailing Address: The Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education RSA Dexter Avenue Building P. O. Box 302755 Montgomery, Alabama 36104-3742 Notes: |
| Alaska | Does Not Meet | Agency: Alaska Dept. of Education & Early Development Phone: 1-907-465-2831 Email: tcwebmail@alaska.gov Website: https://education.alaska.gov/earlylearning Mailing Address: Alaska Dept. of Education & Early Development PO Box 110500, Juneau, AK 99811-0500 Notes: |
| Arizona | Does Not Meet | Agency: Arizona Department of Education – Early Childhood Education Phone: (602) 364-1530 Email: ECEInbox@azed.gov Website: https://www.azed.gov/ece/head-start/ Mailing Address: Arizona Department of Education 1535 W. Jefferson Street, Bin 24 Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Notes: |
| Arkansas | Does Not Meet | Agency: Arkansas Department of Human Services – Division of Child Care & Early Childhood Education Phone: 501-682-8590 Email: https://dhs.arkansas.gov/ost/contactforms/ContactCounty.aspx Website: https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/divisions-shared-services/child-care-early-childhood-education/ Mailing Address: Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Child Care & Early Childhood Education Donaghey Plaza, P.O. Box 1437, Little Rock, AR 72203 Notes: |
| California | Does Not Meet | Agency: California Department of Education – Head Start Collaboration Office Phone: 916-323-9727 Email: smyers@cde.ca.gov Website: https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/chssco.asp Mailing Address: Stephanie Myers, Director Head Start State Collaboration Office California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Suite 3410 Sacramento, CA 95814 Notes: |
| Colorado | Does Not Meet | Agency: Colorado DHS – Office of Early Childhood Phone: 303-866-4804 Email: heather.craiglow@state.co.us Website: https://www.coloradoofficeofearlychildhood.com/OEC_Families?p=Family&s=Head-Start-Early-Head-Start&lang=en Mailing Address: Colorado Department of Human Services Office of Early Childhood 1575 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203 Notes: |
| Connecticut | Does Not Meet | Agency: Connecticut State Office of Early Childhood Phone: (860) 500-4412 Email: debra.johnson@ct.gov Website: https://portal.ct.gov/OEC Mailing Address: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood 450 Columbus Boulevard Hartford, CT 06103 Notes: |
| Delaware | Does Not Meet | Agency: Delaware Department of Education – Office of Early Learning Phone: (302) 735-4000 Email: occl.doe@doe.k12.de.us Website: https://education.delaware.gov/families/office_of_early_learning/ Mailing Address: Delaware Department of Education Office of Early Learning 401 Federal St Ste 2, Dover, DE 19901 Notes: |
| Florida | Does Not Meet | Agency: Florida Office of Early Learning – Florida Head Start Collaboration Office Phone: 866-357-3239 Email: CCRRHelp@oel.myflorida.com Website: http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/statewide-initiatives/head-start Mailing Address: Office of Early Learning Florida Department of Education 250 Marriott Drive Tallahassee, FL 32399 Notes: |
| Georgia | Does Not Meet | Agency: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning Phone: 404-656-5957 Email: robin.stevens@decal.ga.gov Website: http://www.decal.ga.gov/ Mailing Address: Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, 754 East Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Notes: |
| Hawaii | Does Not Meet | Agency: State of Hawaii Executive Office on Early Learning (EOEL) Phone: (808) 784-5350 Email: eoel.info@eoel.hawaii.gov Website: http://earlylearning.hawaii.gov/ Mailing Address: Executive Office on Early Learning (EOEL) located at Prince Jonah Kuhio Elementary School 2759 South King Street, C-8 Honolulu, HI 96826 Notes: |
| Idaho | Does Not Meet | Agency: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare – Idaho Head Start Collaboration Office Phone: 208-334-2410 Email: omair.shamim@dhw.idaho.gov Website: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/programs/idaho-head-start-collaboration-office Mailing Address: Idaho Head Start State Collaboration Office Idaho Department of Health and Welfare 450 W State Street Boise, ID 83720 Notes: |
| Illinois | Does Not Meet | Agency: Illinois Department of Human Services – Head Start Collaboration Office Phone: 217-524-6006 Email: julio.ramirez-montero@illinois.gov Website: https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=30356 Mailing Address: Illinois Head Start State Collaboration Office (ILHSSCO) Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) 100 So Grand Ave E Harris Bldg II, 2nd floor Springfield, IL 62674 Notes: |
| Indiana | Does Not Meet | Agency: Indiana Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning Phone: 317-232-1951 Email: tonia.carriger@fssa.in.gov Website: https://www.in.gov/fssa/carefinder/head-start-and-early-head-start/ Mailing Address: Indiana Head Start State Collaboration Office 402 W. Washington St., Room W362, MS02 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Notes: |
| Iowa | Does Not Meet | Agency: Iowa Department of Education – Head Start Collaboration Office Phone: 515-336-3281 Email: monica.garner@iowa.gov Website: https://www.educateiowa.gov/pk-12/early-childhood/head-start-state-collaboration-office Mailing Address: Iowa Department of Education 400 E 14th Street Des Moines, IA 50319-0146 Notes: |
| Kansas | Does Not Meet | Agency: Kansas State Department of Education – Early Childhood Phone: 785-296-8010 Email: apetersen@ksde.org Website: https://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Special-Education-and-Title-Services/Early-Childhood Mailing Address: Kansas State Department of Education 900 SW Jackson St. Topeka, Kansas 66612 Notes: |
| Kentucky | Does Not Meet | Agency: Kentucky Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Phone: (502) 782-0200 Email: allison.bell@education.ky.gov Website: https://kyecac.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx Mailing Address: Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness Division of Educator Recruitment and Development 300 Sower Blvd., 5th Floor Frankfort, KY 40601 Notes: |
| Louisiana | Does Not Meet | Agency: Louisiana Department of Education – Early Childhood Phone: 1-877-453-2721 Email: LDElicensing@la.gov Website: https://www.louisianabelieves.com/early-childhood Mailing Address: Louisiana Department of Education Division of Educator Licensure P. O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064 Notes: |
| Maine | Does Not Meet | Agency: Maine Department of Education Phone: 207-624-6603 Email: cert.doe@maine.gov Website: https://www.maine.gov/doe/learning/earlychildhood Mailing Address: Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0023 Notes: |
| Maryland | Does Not Meet | Agency: Maryland State Department of Education – Division of Early Childhood Phone: 410-767-0100 Email: https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/contact-us Website: https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/ Mailing Address: Maryland State Department of Education 200 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-2595 Notes: |
| Massachusetts | Does Not Meet | Agency: Massachusetts Head Start Association – Head Start Collaboration Office Phone: 413-270-0809 Email: Laura.Trainor@mass.gov Website: https://massheadstart.org/head-start-state-collaboration-office/ Mailing Address: Department of Early Education and Care Main Office 51 Sleeper St., 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02210 Notes: |
| Michigan | Does Not Meet | Agency: Michigan Department of Education – Office of Great Start Phone: 833-633-5788 Email: RiceM6@michigan.gov Website: https://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-63533—,00.html Mailing Address: Michigan Department of Education 608 W. Allegan Street P.O. Box 30008 Lansing, MI 48909 Notes: |
| Minnesota | Does Not Meet | Agency: Minnesota Department of Education – Head Start Phone: 651-582-8463 Email: mde.els@state.mn.us Website: https://education.mn.gov/MDE/fam/elsprog/start/index.htm Mailing Address: Minnesota Department of Education 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville MN 55113 Notes: |
| Mississippi | Does Not Meet | Agency: Mississippi Department of Education (Early Childhood) Phone: 601-359-2586 Email: teachersupport@mdek12.org Website: https://www.mdek12.org/EC Mailing Address: Mississippi Department of Education P.O. Box 771 Jackson, MS 39205-0771 Notes: |
| Missouri | Does Not Meet | Agency: Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education – Early Learning Phone: 573-522-8762 Email: certification@dese.mo.gov Website: https://dese.mo.gov/quality-schools/early-learning Mailing Address: Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 Notes: |
| Montana | Does Not Meet | Agency: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services – Early Childhood Services Bureau Phone: 406-444-1958 Email: chelm@mt.gov Website: https://dphhs.mt.gov/ecfsd/childcare/childcareanddevelopmentfund Mailing Address: Department of Public Health and Human Services Early Childhood and Family Support Division Early Childhood Services Bureau PO Box 4210 Helena, MT 59601 Notes: |
| Nebraska | Does Not Meet | Agency: Nebraska Department of Education – Office of Early Childhood Phone: 402-860-4055 Email: melody.hobson@nebraska.gov Website: https://www.education.ne.gov/oec/ Mailing Address: Nebraska Department of Education Office of Early Childhood P.O. Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509-4987 Notes: |
| Nevada | Does Not Meet | Agency: State of Nevada Department of Education – Head Start Program Phone: 702.668.4338 Email: license@doe.nv.gov Website: https://doe.nv.gov/Early_Learning_Development/Head_Start/ Mailing Address: State of Nevada Department of Education – Las Vegas Office 2080 E. Flamingo Rd, Suite 210 Las Vegas NV 89119 Notes: |
| New Hampshire | Does Not Meet | Agency: New Hampshire Depatment of Education – Early Childhood Education Phone: (603) 271-3801 Email: Christine.Brennan@doe.nh.gov Website: https://www.education.nh.gov/who-we-are/deputy-commissioner/early-childhood-education Mailing Address: New Hampshire Depatment of Education 101 Pleasant Street Concord, NH | 03301-3860 Notes: |
| New Jersey | Does Not Meet | Agency: New Jersey Department of Education – Division of Early Childhood Education Phone: (609) 376-3500 Email: licensing.requests@doe.nj.gov Website: https://www.nj.gov/education/ece/hs/ Mailing Address: New Jersey Department of Education PO Box 500, Trenton, NJ 08625-0500 Notes: |
| New Mexico | Does Not Meet | Agency: New Mexico Public Education Department – Early Childhood Education Phone: (505) 827-6627 Email: LicensureUnit@state.nm.us Website: https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/early-childhood-bureau/ Mailing Address: New Mexico Public Education Department Jerry Apodaca Education Building 300 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501 Notes: |
| New York | Does Not Meet | Agency: New York State Education Department – Office of Early Learning Phone: (518) 474-5807 Email: OEL@nysed.gov Website: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/earlylearning/ Mailing Address: New York State Education Department Office of Early Learning 89 Washington Avenue Room 319 EB Albany, NY 12234 Notes: |
| North Carolina | Does Not Meet | Agency: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Phone: 984-236-2100 Email: asklicensure@dpi.nc.gov Website: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/districts-schools/classroom-resources/early-learning-read-achieve/nc-early-learning-inventory Mailing Address: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction 6301 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-6301 Notes: |
| North Dakota | Does Not Meet | Agency: North Dakota Department of Public Instruction – Early Childhood Education Phone: (701) 328-2260 Email: https://www.nd.gov/dpi/contact-us Website: https://www.nd.gov/dpi/education-programs/early-childhood-education Mailing Address: North Dakota Department of Public Instruction 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept 201 Bismarck, ND 58505-0440 Notes: |
| Ohio | Does Not Meet | Agency: Ohio Department of Education – Office of Educator Licensure Phone: 877-644-6338 Email: educator.licensure@education.ohio.gov Website: http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Early-Learning Mailing Address: Office Department of Education 25 South Front St., Mail Stop 504 Columbus, OH 43215-4183 Notes: |
| Oklahoma | Does Not Meet | Agency: Oklahoma State Dept. of Education Phone: (405) 521-3301 Email: sdeservicedesk@sde.ok.gov Website: https://sde.ok.gov/soonerstart Mailing Address: Oklahoma State Dept. of Education Oliver Hodge Building 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105 Notes: |
| Oregon | Does Not Meet | Agency: Oregon Dept. of Education – Early Learning Division Phone: 503-947-5600 Email: ode.frontdesk@ode.state.or.us Website: https://oregonearlylearning.com/ Mailing Address: Oregon Dept. of Education 255 Capitol Street NE Salem,OR 97310-0203 Notes: |
| Pennsylvania | Does Not Meet | Agency: Pennsylvania Department of Education Phone: 717-783-6788 Email: https://expressforms.pa.gov/apps/pa/education/contact-us Website: https://www.education.pa.gov/Early%20Learning/Pages/default.aspx Mailing Address: Pennsylvania Department of Education 333 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17126 Notes: |
| Rhode Island | Does Not Meet | Agency: Rhode Island Dept. of Education Phone: 401-222-4600 Email: EQAC@ride.ri.gov Website: https://www.ride.ri.gov/InstructionAssessment/EarlyChildhoodEducation.aspx Mailing Address: Rhode Island Dept. of Education 255 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 Notes: |
| South Carolina | Does Not Meet | Agency: South Carolina Department of Education Phone: 803-734-8500 Email: info@ed.sc.gov Website: https://ed.sc.gov/instruction/early-learning-and-literacy/ Mailing Address: South Carolina Department of Education 1429 Senate Street Columbia, SC 29201 Notes: |
| South Dakota | Does Not Meet | Agency: South Dakota Department of Education Phone: (605) 773-3134 Email: doe@state.sd.us Website: https://doe.sd.gov/sped/Early-Intervention.aspx Mailing Address: South Dakota Department of Education 800 Governors Dr., Pierre, SD 57501 Notes: |
| Tennessee | Does Not Meet | Agency: Tennessee Department of Education – Early Learning Phone: (615) 532-4885 Email: Educator.Licensure@tn.gov Website: https://www.tn.gov/education/early-learning.html Mailing Address: Tennessee Department of Education 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 Notes: |
| Texas | Does Not Meet | Agency: Texas Education Agency – Early Childhood Education Phone: (512) 463-9734 Email: earlychildhoodeducation@tea.texas.gov Website: https://tea.texas.gov/academics/early-childhood-education Mailing Address: Texas Education Agency 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78701-1401 Notes: |
| Utah | Does Not Meet | Agency: Utah Department of Health Phone: 801-273-2954 Email: earlychildhoodutah.utah.gov Website: http://earlychildhoodutah.utah.gov/ Mailing Address: Utah Department of Health Early Childhood Utah 3760 South Ghighland Dr. (3rd Floor) Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 Notes: |
| Vermont | Does Not Meet | Agency: Vermont Agency of Education Phone: (802) 828-1130 Email: aoe.edinfo@vermont.gov Website: https://education.vermont.gov/student-support/early-education/assessment Mailing Address: Vermont Agency of Education Secretary Daniel M. French 1 National Life Drive, Davis 5 Montpelier, VT 05620-2501 Notes: |
| Virginia | Does Not Meet | Agency: Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) Phone: 1-800-292-3820 Email: maggie.clemmons@doe.virginia.gov Website: https://www.doe.virginia.gov/early-childhood/index.shtml Mailing Address: Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) PO Box 2120 Richmond, VA 23218 Notes: |
| Washington | Does Not Meet | Agency: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Phone: 360-725-6000 Email: pesb@k12.wa.us Website: https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/special-education/early-childhood-special-education Mailing Address: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Old Capitol Building P.O. Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98504-7200 Notes: |
| West Virginia | Does Not Meet | Agency: West Virginia Department of Education – Early & Elementary Learning Phone: 304-558-7010 Email: http://wvde.us/contact-us Website: https://wvde.us/early-and-elementary-learning/ Mailing Address: West Virginia Department of Education (Early & Elementary Learning) Building 6, Room 603, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, West Virginia 25305 Notes: |
| Wisconsin | Does Not Meet | Agency: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Phone: (608) 266-3390 Email: https://dpi.wi.gov/support/contact-educator-licensing Website: https://dpi.wi.gov/early-childhood/head-start Mailing Address: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction 125 S. Webster Street Madison, WI 53703 Notes: |
| Wyoming | Does Not Meet | Agency: Wyoming Department of Education – Early Childhood Readiness Phone: 307-777-7675 Email: thom.gabrukiewicz@wyo.gov Website: https://edu.wyoming.gov/for-district-leadership/standards/early-childhood-readiness/ Mailing Address: Wyoming Department of Education 122 W. 25th St, Ste E200 Cheyenne, WY 82002 Notes: |
| District of Columbia | Does Not Meet | Agency: Office of the State Superintendent of Education – DC Head Start Collaboration Office Phone: (202) 727-6436 Email: osse@dc.gov Website: https://osse.dc.gov/service/dc-head-start-state-collaboration-office Mailing Address: Office of the State Superintendent of Education DC Head Start Collaboration Office 1050 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Notes: |
| American Samoa | Does Not Meet | Agency: Phone: Email: Website: Mailing Address: Notes: |
| Guam | Does Not Meet | Agency: Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services – Project Bisita I Familia Phone: (671) 735-2481) Email: https://www.guamcedders.org/contact-us/ Website: http://dphss.guam.gov/ Mailing Address: University of Guam CEDDERS Office of Graduate Studies, Sponsored Programs, & Research 303 University Drive UOG Station Mangilao, Guam 96913 Notes: |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Does Not Meet | Agency: Northern Mariana Islands Department of Community and Cultural Affairs Phone: 670-644-2572 Email: gbsdccacclp@gmail.com Website: https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/licensing/state/mp Mailing Address: Northern Mariana Islands Department of Community and Cultural Affairs Caller Box 10007, Ascension Road, Capital Hill, Saipan, MP – 96950 Notes: |
| Puerto Rico | Does Not Meet | Agency: Puerto Rico Head Start Collaboration Office Phone: 787-721-7000 Email: ecurbelo@fortaleza.pr.gov Website: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/programs/puerto-rico-head-start-collaboration-office Mailing Address: Puerto Rico Head Start State Collaboration Office Office of the Governor Bienestar Social, La Fortaleza P.O. Box 9020082 San Juan, PR 00902 – 0082 Notes: |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Does Not Meet | Agency: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (Office of Preschool Services) Phone: (340) 774-0930 Email: annas@cfvi.net Website: http://dhs.gov.vi/preschool/index.html Mailing Address: Department of Human Services – St. Thomas 1303 Hospital Ground Knud Hansen Complex Building A St. Thomas, VI 00802 Notes: |