Youth programs in Arkansas

State rules at a glance

Childcare licensing: Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood (OEC), Child Care Licensing Unit Official agency page

Youth camps: Some camp types only. Summer day camps for school-age children are out-of-school-time programs and need an OEC child care license, which includes specific day camp rules, unless the camp runs no more than three weeks a year, stays under 5 hours a day and 10 hours a week, or is a drop-in recreational program. We found no separate state license for overnight (resident) camps in the…

School-age ratio: 1:18. Kindergarten and above (school-age)

Read the full Arkansas rules page · Checked October 2026