To obtain current information about the status of family day care regulations, state directors of day care licensing were surveyed by telephone during February 1982. Every state (plus Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia) participated in the interviews, for a 100% response rate. Directors were asked about the state's regulation for family day care, current family day care issues, and any proposed legislative changes in the state rules. Information about the number of licensed center facilities and the number of licensing workers was also obtained, and the directors ranked a list of possible policy alternatives for regulating family day care. (author abstract)