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Transparency scorecard

Arizona

Grade C

65/100 points · Ranked #17 of 51 jurisdictions. Agency: Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing.

Score breakdown

Record depth
Portal history capped near 36 months (~3 years).
15/25
Downloadable data
Data is reachable via a public search form or portal API, not a bulk dump.
10/20
Severity levels
State does not publish a usable severity/risk tier for citations.
0/15
Complaints published
Complaint records with dispositions (1,660 on file).
15/15
% with any inspection
100.0% of providers have at least one inspection on file (2,449 of 2,450).
15/15
Access friction
No CAPTCHA, IP block, or auth wall on the primary public records path.
10/10

Public portal shows roughly three years of history per provider.

What this grade means

Does well: Complaint outcomes are published.

Where it falls short: Portal history window is capped at about three years.

Browse Arizona providers on KinderFax. Official portal: AZ Care Check. Download the national CSV: transparency-scorecard.csv.