This release standardizes current child-care regulator rosters from eighteen states. Fields and definitions differ by state: California publishes visit, citation, and complaint aggregates; Florida publishes three-year inspection histories and Licensed, Registered, Exempt, and Substantial Compliance profiles; Texas publishes inspection, report, weighted-deficiency, and action aggregates; other states publish different program, subsidy, schedule, or quality fields. Maryland is roster-only and does not imply inspection coverage. Missouri's monthly export includes both licensable and license-exempt programs, retained as separate source facts. New Jersey retains Temporary Closure and Ohio retains Enforcement as current source statuses. Nebraska's official GIS roster is dated October 15, 2025; verify current status with DHHS. Wisconsin's official bulk layer had 4,687 unique providers when its live Finder reported 4,793, so it is not a complete copy of the Finder. Missing cross-state fields are unavailable, not zero, and state program labels are not comparable ratings. This is not a live vacancy, price, staffing, accreditation, or current-conditions source. Co-located California licenses may be grouped as one site in the explorer, but each license retains its own capacity and regulatory history. Addressed California and Maryland records use official source geometry when available; home-based records use approximate ZIP-area points and never publish street addresses. Verify decision-critical facts with the relevant state regulator and facility.
Check license status and facility type
Confirm that the record is licensed for the program type and age group you need. Capacity is a license ceiling, not a live enrollment count or an adult-to-child ratio.
Read inspection history in context
Inspection and enforcement fields differ by state. California Type A citations concern an immediate-risk category; other states use their own terms and definitions. Read every count with its source, dates, visit volume, correction records, and underlying state documents.
Keep complaint outcomes separate
Substantiated, inconclusive, and unsubstantiated allegations are different outcomes. A zero can also reflect limited visits or unavailable history, so it should not be read as proof that no concern has ever existed.
Verify the daily experience
Ask about current staffing and turnover, group size, supervision, sleep and medication policies, emergency plans, authorized pickups, illness rules, communication, and how the provider handled its most recent citation.
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Common interpretation mistakes
Is a California Type A citation a current closure order?
Not necessarily. It is a California citation category. Review the date, correction, and current license status.
Does zero complaints mean complaint-free?
No. It means zero in the reported aggregate available to this release.
Are family-home addresses shown?
No. Home-based street addresses stay blank and use approximate ZIP-area points. Maryland non-home records use official source geometry when available.
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