Data sources

Source ID

ca_ccld_child_care_centers

Dataset

bulk_download

Primary identifier

Facility Number

Entities

facility, operator, inspection, violation_occurrence

Last harvest

success · Nov 6, 2026

Source updated

—

Raw → normalized

19,354 → 153,337

Last diff

+19354 ~0 −0

geography: California · active only: false · program classes: Licensed child care centers: day care (preschool), infant, single-license (infant + preschool), school-age and mildly-ill centers · excludes: Family child care homes (separate download, not indexed yet); closed centers before 2023

• About 5 years of visits (2021 onward).
• Citations are listed per center with their plan-of-correction dates, not per visit; each citation is matched to the latest visit on or before its correction due date.
• Type A/B severity is published as totals per visit category, not per citation.
• Visit report narratives (deficiency text) are on per-visit report pages and are not harvested yet.
• The facility administrator is a person; it is never published here.

Source ID

ca_cdss_ccl_facility_locations

Dataset

arcgis_feature_service

Primary identifier

FAC_NBR

Entities

facility_location

Last harvest

success · Nov 6, 2026

Source updated

—

Raw → normalized

13,271 → 0

Last diff

+13271 ~0 −0

geography: California · active only: false · program classes: Child care program type (centers); coordinates only · excludes: Family child care homes are not in this layer

• Used for coordinates only; licensing details come from the CCLD download.

Source ID

ca_title22_sections

Dataset

reference_pages

Primary identifier

section

Entities

violation_type_reference

Last harvest

success · Nov 6, 2026

Source updated

—

Raw → normalized

0 → 0

Last diff

+275 ~0 −0

275 fetched

geography: California · active only: false · program classes: Headings for Title 22 sections cited at child care centers · excludes: Health and Safety Code sections (California statutes have no official section headings)

• Only the section heading is used, to label citation codes.

Source ID

ca_ccld_visit_reports

Dataset

html_pages

Primary identifier

facility_number

Entities

inspection, violation_occurrence

Last harvest

skipped · Nov 6, 2026

Source updated

—

Raw → normalized

0 → 0

Last diff

—

Harvest mode 'planned' is not a bulk harvest (research tool or planned).

geography: California · active only: false · program classes: Per-visit reports with each deficiency, its Type A/B class and the section cited · excludes:

• About 76,000 report pages for open centers; planned, not harvested. Reports name licensing staff and facility staff, which would be removed.

Source ID

nyc_active_childcare

Dataset

gy3q-4tzp

Primary identifier

dcid

Entities

facility, building

Last harvest

success · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

Oct 31, 2026

Raw → normalized

2,755 → 4,873

Last diff

+2755 ~0 −0

geography: New York City (5 boroughs) · active only: true · program classes: NYC Health Code Article 47 group child care (GCC) and Article 43 school-based child care (SBCC) · excludes: Family/group family day care and school-age programs licensed by NYS OCFS; programs no longer active

• Active programs only: a facility that disappears from this feed is no longer active as of that harvest, not deleted.
• No operator / legal entity field. Operator comes from the DOHMH inspection dataset.

Source ID

nyc_nta_names

Dataset

swpk-hqdp

Primary identifier

:id

Entities

neighborhood

Last harvest

success · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

Jun 26, 2013

Raw → normalized

390 → 0

Last diff

+390 ~0 −0

geography: New York City 2010 NTAs

• Names for 2010 NTA codes, which is what the active childcare feed uses.

Source ID

nys_ocfs_regulated_programs

Dataset

fymg-3wv3

Primary identifier

facility_id

Entities

facility, operator

Last harvest

success · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

Nov 5, 2026

Raw → normalized

16,832 → 21,030

Last diff

+16832 ~0 −0

geography: New York State · active only: false · program classes: Day care centers (DCC), small day care centers (SDCC), school-age child care (SACC), family day care (FDC), group family day care (GFDC) · excludes: NYC day care centers regulated by NYC DOHMH

• Home-based programs (FDC/GFDC) have addresses omitted; provider names on home-based programs are individuals and are not published as operator entities.
• Inspection and violation history is only available on the OCFS profile page (portal-only), not in this dataset.

Source ID

nyc_dohmh_inspections_historical

Dataset

dsg6-ifza

Primary identifier

:id

Entities

inspection, violation_occurrence, violation_type, operator

Last harvest

success · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

Apr 26, 2023

Raw → normalized

27,828 → 35,911

Last diff

+27828 ~0 −0

geography: New York City · date range: 2020-05-29 to 2023-04-24 · excludes: Inspections after April 2023

• Dataset stopped updating on 2023-04-26. Never present as current inspection status.
• Operator legal names are as of the inspection record, not necessarily current.

Source ID

nyc_dohmh_inspections_community

Dataset

ycmv-5rrz

Primary identifier

:id

Entities

inspection

Last harvest

unavailable · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

Apr 26, 2023

Raw → normalized

0 → 0

Last diff

—

Resource API error: HTTP 500 for https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/ycmv-5rrz.json?$limit=1: { "error" : true, "message" : "Internal error", "status" : 500 }

geography: New York City

• Duplicates dsg6-ifza with an extra staff-turnover column. Resource API returned HTTP 500 during validation; metadata only.

Source ID

nyc_pluto

Dataset

64uk-42ks

Primary identifier

bbl

Entities

parcel

Last harvest

success · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

Aug 24, 2026

Raw → normalized

2,097 → 2,097

Last diff

+2097 ~0 −0

geography: New York City tax lots

• Parcel context, not a childcare record. Condominium buildings resolve to a billing BBL whose PLUTO address may differ from the program address.

Source ID

nyc_dob_violations

Dataset

3h2n-5cm9

Primary identifier

isn_dob_bis_viol

Entities

building_record

Last harvest

success · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

Nov 5, 2026

Raw → normalized

50,868 → 50,868

Last diff

+50868 ~0 −0

geography: New York City buildings linked to an active childcare BIN

• Building/property records. Never attributed to the childcare operator.

Source ID

nyc_dob_safety_violations

Dataset

855j-jady

Primary identifier

violation_number

Entities

building_record

Last harvest

success · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

Nov 5, 2026

Raw → normalized

21,154 → 21,154

Last diff

+21154 ~0 −0

geography: New York City buildings linked to an active childcare BIN

• Building/property records. Overlaps with BIS violations; source-native IDs preserved.

Source ID

nyc_dob_ecb_violations

Dataset

6bgk-3dad

Primary identifier

isn_dob_bis_extract

Entities

building_record

Last harvest

success · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

Nov 5, 2026

Raw → normalized

28,337 → 28,337

Last diff

+28337 ~0 −0

geography: New York City buildings linked to an active childcare BIN

• Building/property records adjudicated by OATH/ECB.

Source ID

nyc_dob_permits_bis

Dataset

ipu4-2q9a

Primary identifier

:id

Entities

building_record

Last harvest

success · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

Nov 2, 2026

Raw → normalized

78,430 → 78,430

Last diff

+78430 ~0 −0

geography: New York City buildings linked to an active childcare BIN

• BIS is the legacy system and is not complete for current permits; see DOB NOW.

Source ID

nyc_dob_now_permits

Dataset

rbx6-tga4

Primary identifier

work_permit

Entities

building_record

Last harvest

success · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

Nov 2, 2026

Raw → normalized

19,197 → 19,197

Last diff

+19197 ~0 −0

geography: New York City buildings linked to an active childcare BIN

Source ID

nyc_dob_now_jobs

Dataset

w9ak-ipjd

Primary identifier

job_filing_number

Entities

building_record

Last harvest

success · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

Nov 1, 2026

Raw → normalized

19,125 → 19,125

Last diff

+19125 ~0 −0

geography: New York City buildings linked to an active childcare BIN

Source ID

nyc_property_address_directory

Dataset

bc8t-ecyu

Primary identifier

bin

Entities

address_alias

Last harvest

unavailable · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

Jun 8, 2015

Raw → normalized

0 → 0

Last diff

—

Dataset has no tabular columns (file attachment or non-tabular view).

geography: New York City

• The Socrata entry is a file attachment with no tabular columns (last updated 2015). Use DCP's PAD bulk download or Geoclient instead.

Source ID

nyc_ccc_inspections

Dataset

web_scrape

Primary identifier

dcid

Entities

inspection, violation_occurrence

Last harvest

success · Nov 6, 2026

Source updated

—

Raw → normalized

2,750 → 42,821

Last diff

+2738 ~0 −0

5 centers failed to load

geography: New York City · date range: about the last 3 years, current

• No API: public detail pages are read one center at a time (polite rate, cached).
• Covers licensed group child care centers in the active roster (gy3q-4tzp); home-based programs are licensed by NYS OCFS.
• Violations may be adjudicated later; the page notes some may not be final.

Source ID

nyc_hpd_violations

Dataset

wvxf-dwi5

Primary identifier

violationid

Entities

building_record

Last harvest

success · Nov 6, 2026

Source updated

Nov 6, 2026

Raw → normalized

40,304 → 40,304

Last diff

+40304 ~0 −0

geography: New York City buildings linked to an active childcare program

• Residential housing code violations for the whole building (any apartment), not the childcare program.
• Since 2021, plus any still open.

Source ID

nyc_hpd_vacate_orders

Dataset

tb8q-a3ar

Primary identifier

vacate_order_number

Entities

building_record

Last harvest

success · Nov 6, 2026

Source updated

Nov 5, 2026

Raw → normalized

55 → 55

Last diff

+55 ~0 −0

geography: New York City buildings linked to an active childcare program

• Vacate orders for the building or units in it, not the childcare program.

Source ID

nyc_rodent_inspections

Dataset

p937-wjvj

Primary identifier

job_id

Entities

building_record

Last harvest

success · Nov 6, 2026

Source updated

Nov 6, 2026

Raw → normalized

6,932 → 6,932

Last diff

+6932 ~0 −0

geography: New York City buildings linked to an active childcare program

• Rodent inspections of the tax lot/building exterior and common areas, not the childcare program. Since 2021.

Source ID

nyc_311_complaints

Dataset

erm2-nwe9

Primary identifier

unique_key

Entities

building_record

Last harvest

success · Nov 6, 2026

Source updated

Nov 6, 2026

Raw → normalized

34,133 → 37,155

Last diff

+34133 ~0 −0

geography: New York City buildings linked to an active childcare program

• Complaints made to 311 about the address or tax lot, unverified until inspected. Health and building types only, since 2023.
• Big residential buildings get many complaints from apartments unrelated to the program.

Source ID

tx_hhsc_operations

Dataset

bc5r-88dy

Primary identifier

operation_id

Entities

facility

Last harvest

success · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

Nov 5, 2026

Raw → normalized

14,981 → 14,309

Last diff

+14981 ~0 −0

geography: Texas · active only: false · program classes: Licensed centers (child care, before/after school, school age), licensed and registered child-care homes, listed family homes · excludes: General residential operations and child-placing agencies are harvested but not indexed as childcare

• No coordinates published; center addresses are geocoded with the Census Geocoder.
• No owner/legal-entity field, so Texas programs are not grouped into operators.
• Home-based programs are operated by individuals at their homes: street address and exact map location are not shown.

Source ID

tx_hhsc_activities

Dataset

m5q4-3y3d

Primary identifier

activity_id

Entities

inspection

Last harvest

success · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

Nov 5, 2026

Raw → normalized

205,163 → 156,850

Last diff

+205163 ~0 −0

geography: Texas · date range: 2017-10 to present

• Activities include routine inspections, investigations of reports and assessments. Investigation findings are summarized; abuse/neglect case details are not public here.

Source ID

tx_hhsc_noncompliance

Dataset

tqgd-mf4x

Primary identifier

non_compliance_id

Entities

violation_occurrence, violation_type

Last harvest

success · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

Nov 5, 2026

Raw → normalized

132,610 → 119,301

Last diff

+132610 ~0 −0

geography: Texas · date range: 2017-10 to present

• Standards are Texas Administrative Code Title 26 (Chapter 746 centers, 747 homes); not equivalent to other states' codes.

Source ID

tx_twc_subsidy_providers

Dataset

wmur-pmzc

Primary identifier

state_id

Entities

facility_quality

Last harvest

success · Nov 6, 2026

Source updated

Nov 6, 2026

Raw → normalized

26,250 → 0

Last diff

+26250 ~0 −0

geography: Texas · date range: current

• state_id is the HHSC license/permit number (operation_number), not operation_id.
• Only providers in the TWC subsidy system are listed.

Source ID

tx_twc_ccs_facilities

Dataset

bsvz-ncuc

Primary identifier

:id

Entities

facility_subsidy

Last harvest

success · Nov 6, 2026

Source updated

Sep 18, 2026

Raw → normalized

21,321 → 0

Last diff

+21321 ~0 −0

geography: Texas · date range: 2024 Q2 (latest published quarter)

• Monthly subsidy dollars paid by the local workforce board to the provider; children counts are not published.
• Latest published quarter lags by years.

Source ID

tx_tda_cacfp_centers

Dataset

py3b-tqc9

Primary identifier

cesiteid

Entities

facility_food

Last harvest

success · Nov 6, 2026

Source updated

Nov 5, 2026

Raw → normalized

10,122 → 0

Last diff

+10122 ~0 −0

geography: Texas · date range: Program year 2025-2026

• Only programs in the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program.
• Matched to HHSC by license number.

Source ID

tx_tda_cacfp_homes

Dataset

ub2y-4i6h

Primary identifier

cesiteid

Entities

facility_food

Last harvest

success · Nov 6, 2026

Source updated

Nov 5, 2026

Raw → normalized

2,897 → 0

Last diff

+2897 ~0 −0

geography: Texas · date range: Program year 2025-2026

• Homes report total enrolled only (no income breakdown).

Source ID

us_census_county_codes

Dataset

bulk_download

Primary identifier

STATEFP+COUNTYFP

Entities

county

Last harvest

success · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

—

Raw → normalized

3,235 → 0

Last diff

+3235 ~0 −0

geography: All US counties and equivalents

Source ID

us_census_acs5

Dataset

census_api

Primary identifier

GEOID

Entities

county_stats, zcta_stats

Last harvest

skipped · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

—

Raw → normalized

0 → 0

Last diff

—

Needs credentials: set CENSUS_API_KEY

geography: All US states, counties and ZCTAs

• Estimates carry margins of error. ZCTAs approximate, and are not identical to, USPS ZIP codes.
• Since 2026 the Census Data API rejects unkeyed requests (302 to missing_key.html). Set CENSUS_API_KEY (free: https://api.census.gov/data/key_signup.html).

Source ID

us_census_geocoder

Dataset

api

Primary identifier

—

Entities

geocode

Last harvest

skipped · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

—

Raw → normalized

0 → 0

Last diff

—

Harvest mode 'on_demand' is not a bulk harvest (research tool or planned).

geography: US addresses

• Used only for facilities without source coordinates. Weak matches are stored, not silently accepted.

Source ID

us_census_tiger

Dataset

bulk_download

Primary identifier

—

Entities

boundary

Last harvest

skipped · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

—

Raw → normalized

0 → 0

Last diff

—

Harvest mode 'bulk' is not a bulk harvest (research tool or planned).

geography: States, counties, tracts, ZCTAs

• The map currently uses the us-atlas build of Census cartographic boundaries for states/counties.

Source ID

hud_usps_zip_crosswalk

Dataset

api

Primary identifier

—

Entities

zip_county

Last harvest

skipped · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

—

Raw → normalized

0 → 0

Last diff

—

Needs HUD_API_TOKEN

geography: USPS ZIP codes

• Requires a HUD API token (HUD_API_TOKEN). Until configured, ZIP-to-county links come from facility source records.

Source ID

sec_edgar

Dataset

api

Primary identifier

—

Entities

parent_company

Last harvest

skipped · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

—

Raw → normalized

0 → 0

Last diff

—

Harvest mode 'research_only' is not a bulk harvest (research tool or planned).

geography: US public companies

• Consolidated parent-company figures are not facility-level revenue.

Source ID

epa_echo

Dataset

api

Primary identifier

—

Entities

environmental_context

Last harvest

skipped · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

—

Raw → normalized

0 → 0

Last diff

—

Harvest mode 'research_only' is not a bulk harvest (research tool or planned).

geography: EPA-regulated facilities

• Proximity is not proof of exposure or of a violation at the childcare facility.

Source ID

fema_nfhl

Dataset

api

Primary identifier

—

Entities

flood_zone

Last harvest

skipped · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

—

Raw → normalized

0 → 0

Last diff

—

Harvest mode 'research_only' is not a bulk harvest (research tool or planned).

geography: US mapped flood zones

• Store layer, effective date and query geometry. Do not infer exposure from nearby polygons.

Source ID

usaspending

Dataset

api

Primary identifier

—

Entities

federal_award

Last harvest

skipped · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

—

Raw → normalized

0 → 0

Last diff

—

Harvest mode 'research_only' is not a bulk harvest (research tool or planned).

geography: Federal awards

• Match by verified legal entity identifiers (UEI) where possible.

Source ID

sam_gov

Dataset

api

Primary identifier

—

Entities

legal_entity

Last harvest

skipped · Nov 5, 2026

Source updated

—

Raw → normalized

0 → 0

Last diff

—

Needs SAM_API_KEY

geography: Federal entity registrations

• Requires an API key.