Daycare inspection violations
Four states publish inspection findings in bulk: Texas and Delaware with the inspector's notes, Connecticut with the regulation cited, California as citation counts. This page shows how common findings are at licensed daycare centers, in the state's own terms. Nothing here is a safety rating.
Centers with no findings on record
Share of licensed daycare centers with nothing on record in the window the state publishes: three years for Texas, Connecticut and Delaware; citations on file for California.
Source: state child care licence registers, program websites and Google business profiles as held by Preschool Index, synced September 2026. Statistics use every licensed program on record, including listings not yet released.
By state
| State | Centers with data | Median per center | With none | With a top-risk finding | Records on file | How the state records them |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 10,041 | 1 | 41% | 20% (Type A) | 53,013 | Type A / Type B counts per visit |
| Connecticut | 1,348 | 13 | 5% | no risk levels | 62,835 | Each finding with date corrected |
| Delaware | 598 | 7 | 15% | no risk levels | 14,544 | Each finding with date corrected |
| Texas | 551 | 4 | 19% | 56% (high risk) | 7,233 | Each finding with date corrected |
Median findings per center, by metro area
Metros with at least ten centers with inspection data. Texas counts the last three years; California counts citations on file.
Source: state child care licence registers, program websites and Google business profiles as held by Preschool Index, synced September 2026. Statistics use every licensed program on record, including listings not yet released.
Texas findings by risk level
Texas rates every standard from Low to High by the harm a breach could cause. Share of 7,213 findings on profiles in this index.
Most-cited standards in Texas
Of 7,213 findings on profiles in this index. Wording is the state's.
Most-cited standards in Delaware
Of 14,357 findings on profiles in this index. Wording is the state's.
Most-cited standards in Connecticut
Of 62,206 findings on profiles in this index. Wording is the state's.
Reading these figures
Is a center with more findings less safe?
Not by itself. Most findings are record-keeping, training-hour and maintenance items, and inspectors in some states check hundreds of standards per visit. Read what each finding was, its risk level where the state gives one, and how fast it was corrected. Every profile links to the state record.
Why can't states be compared directly?
Each state inspects on its own schedule, cites under its own rules and publishes a different window. Texas rates risk; Connecticut and Delaware do not. California publishes counts of Type A and Type B citations rather than line items. Compare centers within one state.