States / Arkansas
Child care software for Arkansas centers
The parts of running a center that depend on your state, set up for Arkansas instead of left for you to build.
Immunizations by your state's schedule
Each child's vaccines are checked against the CDC childhood schedule for their age, so the office sees who is due.
Staff-child ratios in Arkansas
From Arkansas Minimum Licensing Requirements for Child Care Centers (PUB-002, rev. 12/01/2020), 301 Staff to Child Ratio. In Farlow you set these bands once, and every room is counted against them as children check in and out.
| Age | Children per staff member | Largest group |
|---|---|---|
| Birth to 18 months | 5 | 10 |
| 18 to 36 months | 8 | 16 |
| 2 1/2 to 4 years | 12 | 24 |
| 4 years | 15 | 30 |
| 5 years and older | 18 | 36 |
In a group of mixed ages, the youngest child's ratio and group size apply to the whole group (Arkansas Minimum Licensing Requirements for Child Care Centers 301.6).
Infants and toddlers are not grouped with preschool children; a child of 30 to 36 months may go in either group. With eight or fewer children in care, ages may mix at 1:6, 1:7 or 1:8 with at most 3, 2 or 1 under two (301.3 to 301.5).
Read on October 29, 2026 from the state's published rule. The rule itself is what an inspector goes by.
Licensing forms and ratios for other states
And everything else a center runs on
Running a center in Arkansas? Get Farlow for your center
Farlow is free while it is in early access. Signing in to the app is by invitation only for now, so tell us about your center with this form and we will write back to set up your account and a walkthrough.
Work at a center that uses Farlow, or have a child there? Ask your director for an invitation.