Welcome!

On behalf of the team at the Child and Community Services Division - Child Care, we welcome you to our home within the Arizona Department of Economic Security.

This manual is the DCC's interpretation of applicable federal and state laws and administrative codes. This manual provides overall guidance for DCC's program staff based on individual case circumstances.

Links to internal forms found in the DCC Child Care Policy and Procedures manual (CCPM) are disabled for external users. However, external partner and customer access to forms referenced in the CCPM and approved for public view (and use) are available through the DES website at: Documents Center | Arizona Department of Economic Security. Should you have difficulty accessing a particular form, please contact us at [email protected] for assistance.

Disclaimer: The Division of Child Care provides this website's information as a public service. While we try to keep the information on the website timely and accurate, there will often be a delay between the official adoption of data and its appearance on the website. Therefore, this site is provided on an "as is" basis. The Division of Child Care makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of this site, the information, content, or materials. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Code of Laws of the United States of America (U.S. Code or USC), Arizona Administrative Code (AAC), and the Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS), published by the Secretary of State, remain the official source for the administrative rules.