Child care data, synthesized by state

Childcare Alerts pulls together everything we track — 184,300 licensed providers across 35 states — into one intelligence view per state: scale and capacity, quality ratings, the most-cited violation themes, who owns the big chains (and the private-equity firms behind them), access gaps by county, and recent news. Built for parents, providers, researchers, and journalists alike. Pick a state:

Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Montana Nebraska New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Each brief is a factual synthesis of public records for education and research — not a rating. See also the violations explained guide, the child care deserts map, and chains & franchises.