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District of Columbia Child Care: Licensed Providers
Childcare Alerts indexes every licensed child care provider in District of Columbia's public open data — the roster its licensing agency publishes. This report summarizes the landscape and points you to each provider's official state record. It is a factual overview, not a safety rating of any provider.
District of Columbia has 454 licensed child care providers on public record across 1 counties. District of Columbia's open data is a directory — the licensing and inspection history for a provider lives on the official state record, which we link to on every provider page.
Provider types
| Type | Providers |
|---|---|
| Full License | 436 |
| Restricted | 15 |
| Temporary Closure | 3 |
Where the providers are
District of Columbia cities/towns with the most licensed providers:
- Washington — 454 providers
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District of Columbia child care in the news
Recent third-party coverage of District of Columbia child care. Headlines link to the original source — these are news reports, not our licensing records.
- Kentucky daycare worker confesses to calling in threats from inside the daycareWZTV · Aug 17, 2026
- 'I don't understand': 6-year-old allegedly died after being left in hot daycare vanKBAK · Aug 14, 2026
- KinderCare Closes 49 Early Childhood Centers in Second QuarterStock Titan · Aug 13, 2026
- More Than Open Play: Dog Training Influencer Launches Trainer-Led Dog Daycare and Boarding in ChicagoEIN Presswire · Jul 22, 2026
- Planning for childcare in D.C.: Estimating the number of children likely to need careD.C. Policy Center · Jul 22, 2026
Coverage is gathered automatically from public news sources and isn't an endorsement; we link out and don't host the articles.
How to check a specific provider
Search any District of Columbia provider by name or city to see its details and a link to the official state record.
Methodology & source
Providers: OSSE — the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education's licensed child care roster, published as public open data. Childcare Alerts surfaces and summarizes these public records; the official government record always controls, and the absence of a record is not a guarantee of safety. Childcare Alerts is an independent service, not affiliated with any state agency.