Sources
Where our data comes from
Our license and inspection records come from each state's child care licensing agency. We add county prices from the U.S. Department of Labor and details that daycares and parents send us, and every fact is labelled with its source where it appears.
License and inspections
License type, number, status, capacity, ages served and first licensed date. Inspection visits and cited rules where the state publishes them.
Name, address and hours
The name, address, phone, website and hours the business publishes. A listing with no state license record matched says so.
Programs and tuition
Programs, approach and posted tuition from the daycare's own website.
County prices
Median weekly prices for center and home daycare in each county, shown with the survey year.
Owner updates
Hours, openings, photos and descriptions added by providers who claimed their listing.
State by state
What each state publishes
States differ in what they make public. This table shows what each state publishes and what our listings carry. In states where inspections are only on the state's own site, each listing links there.
| State | Licensing agency | Inspections | Cited rules in the state's words | Ages served | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama Department of Human Resources, Child Care Services Division | On the state's own site | Not held | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Alaska | Alaska Department of Health, Child Care Program Office | On the state's own site | Not held | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Arizona | Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing | Yes | Yes | Not held | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Office of Early Childhood | Yes | Rule only | Yes | Oct 4, 2026 |
| California | California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division | Yes | Counts only | Not held | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Colorado | Colorado Department of Early Childhood | On the state's own site | Not held | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, Division of Licensing | Yes | Rule only | Yes | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Delaware | Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing | YesVisits with a cited rule only | Yes | Yes | Oct 1, 2026 |
| District of Columbia | Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Division of Early Learning | Yes | Yes | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Florida | Florida Department of Children and Families, Office of Child Care Regulation | On the state's own site | Not held | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Georgia | Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning | Yes | Rule only | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Department of Human Services, Child Care Licensing | Not held | Not held | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Idaho | Idaho Department of Health and Welfare | Yes | Yes | Not held | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Illinois | Illinois Department of Early Childhood | On the state's own site | Not held | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Indiana | Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning | Yes | Yes | Some listings | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Iowa | Iowa Department of Health and Human Services | Yes | Yes | Not held | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Kansas | Kansas Office of Early Childhood | License list not on DaycarePal yet | Not held | Not held | |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services | Yes | Yes | Some listings | Oct 4, 2026 |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Department of Education | Yes | Not held | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Maine | Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services | On the state's own site | Not held | Not held | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Maryland | Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Child Care | Yes | Yes | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care | On the state's own site | Not held | Some listings | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Michigan | Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential, Child Care Licensing Bureau | On the state's own site | Not held | Not held | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families | On the state's own site | Not held | Not held | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Mississippi | Mississippi State Department of Health, Child Care Facilities Licensure | License list not on DaycarePal yet | Not held | Not held | |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Childhood | Yes | Rule only | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Montana | Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child Care Licensing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Oct 4, 2026 |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Services Licensing | On the state's own site | Not held | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Nevada | Nevada Division of Social Services, Child Care Licensing | Yes | Yes | Not held | Oct 2, 2026 |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Child Care Licensing Unit | License list not on DaycarePal yet | Not held | Not held | |
| New Jersey | New Jersey Department of Children and Families, Office of Licensing | On the state's own site | Not held | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department | License list not on DaycarePal yet | Not held | Not held | |
| New York | New York State Office of Children and Family Services | Yes | Rule only | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education | Yes | Rule only | Yes | Oct 4, 2026 |
| North Dakota | North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Early Childhood Licensing | License list not on DaycarePal yet | Not held | Not held | |
| Ohio | Ohio Department of Children and Youth | Yes | Yes | Not held | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Human Services, Child Care Services | Yes | Yes | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Oregon | Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care, Child Care Licensing Division | License list not on DaycarePal yet | Not held | Not held | |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning | Yes | Yes | Not held | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Department of Human Services, Office of Child Care | License list not on DaycarePal yet | Not held | Not held | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Department of Social Services, Division of Early Care and Education | Yes | Rule onlyWith severity levels | Not held | Oct 2, 2026 |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Department of Social Services, Office of Licensing and Accreditation | Yes | Yes | Not held | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Department of Human Services, Child Care Licensing | On the state's own site | Not held | Some listings | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Texas | Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation | Yes | YesWith risk levels | Yes | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Utah | Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Child Care Licensing | Yes | YesWith severity levels | Not held | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Vermont | Vermont Department for Children and Families, Child Development Division | Yes | Yes | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Virginia | Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety | Yes | Yes | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Washington | Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families | On the state's own site | Not held | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Department of Human Services, Division of Early Care and Education | On the state's own site | Not held | Not held | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Children and Families | On the state's own site | Not held | Yes | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Department of Family Services, Child Care Licensing | Not held | Not held | Not held | Oct 2, 2026 |
"Not held" is about what the state publishes and what our copy holds, not about the daycare. In Kansas, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon and Rhode Island, listings come from public business listings until the state license list is loaded.
Freshness
How often we update
We update each state's records regularly. The table shows the date of the latest update for each state. Website details carry the month we checked them, and county prices carry their survey year.
Read with care
The limits
The state's own record is the authority. Ours is a copy and can lag behind it. A missing record, visit or cited rule on our site is not proof of anything about a daycare: the state may not publish it, or our copy may not hold it yet. Before you decide, check with the daycare and the state licensing agency.
Report an error
Use "Report a problem" on any listing, or contact us. We check the report and correct our copy. To change the state record itself, contact the state licensing agency.
What we never do
- Rank or score daycares
- Invent openings, prices, ratings or reviews
- Show a home daycare's street address
- Change the state record for a paying provider