South Dakota

Grade F

15/100 points · Ranked #47 of 51 jurisdictions. Agency: South Dakota Department of Social Services.

Score breakdown

Record depth

Public feed is roster-only — no per-visit inspection history published.

0/25

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

No public complaint docket in the imported feed.

0/15

% with any inspection

Roster-only feed — providers lack inspection files by design.

0/15

Access friction

Partial barriers (gated PDFs, quotas, or incomplete structured fields).

5/10

ArcGIS supply layer only — no inspection history feed.

Where it falls short: Public layer is supply/roster only.

Browse South Dakota providers on KinderFax. Official portal: Child Care Supply ArcGIS roster. Download the national CSV: transparency-scorecard.csv.