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Florida State Contact Information

Licensing Agency
Department of Children and Families
Family Safety & Preservation Child Care Services
1317 Winewood Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
Phone: 850-488-4900
Fax: 850-488-9584
Child Care Subsidy Agency
Agency for Workforce Innovation
Office of Early Learning
107 East Madison Street
Caldwell Building
Tallahassee, FL 32399-4120
Phone: 850-921-3180
Toll Free: 866-FL-READY (866-357-3239)
Fax: 850-921-3188

 
Head Start - State Collaboration Office
Ms. Lilli Copp
Florida Head Start-State Collaboration Office
The Holland Building
600 South Calhoun Street, Suite 214
Tallahassee, FL 32399-4143
850-488-7191 Phone
850-488-7099 Fax
 
Child Care Food Program Agency
State Director
Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs
Florida Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A17
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700
Phone: 850-245-4323
Fax: 850-414-1622
 
State Child Care Resource & Referral Contact
AWI Office of Early Learning
107 East Madison Street
Caldwell Building
Tallahassee, FL 32399-4120
Phone: 866-357-3239
 
Office of Child Support Enforcement
The Florida Department of Revenue
Child Support Enforcement,
P.O. Box 8030
Tallahassee, FL 32314-8030
Phone: Dade County (305) 530-2600 Manatee County (941) 741-4039
Toll Free at 1-800-622-KIDS (5437)

 
Child Abuse Reporting Hotline
To report suspected child abuse in Florida, call (800) 96-ABUSE (800-962-2873).

For national child abuse information, call the Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline (staffed 24 hours daily with professional crisis counselors): 1-800-4-A-CHILD or 1-800-2-A-CHILD (T.D.D)