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Public child care statistics
Aggregated licensing records from state agencies — built for journalists, researchers, and anyone who needs national numbers with provenance. We do not rank daycares; we publish what states disclose.
National totals
223,600
Licensed providers on file
1,365,064
Inspections
2,097,419
Countable violations cited
50
Jurisdictions with imported data
Violation totals use countable findings only (advisories excluded). Download the state stats CSV. Methods: methodology.
Reports
50-state transparency scorecard
Letter grades for how well each state honors its federal transparency obligation — record depth, downloadable data, severity, complaints, and access.
Violations per inspection
State VPI rankings plus the highest- and lowest-VPI cities — with methodology for what the rate means and what it does not.
Violations by state
Per-state inspections, countable violations, record depth, and in-state violations-per-inspection context.
Enforcement feed
Dated enforcement actions and current revocations or suspensions — separately from routine closures.
Data sources
Agency names, portals, and last-synced dates for every jurisdiction we import.
Cite this data
Suggested citation: KinderFax. “Public child care licensing statistics.” Accessed [date]. https://kinderfax.com/research. Source records originate with state licensing agencies; KinderFax aggregates and normalizes them. Always verify individual facility claims against the linked official source.
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