Child Care Providers: Compliance with State Health and Safety Requirements

In this series of health and safety audit reports of child care facilities, we determined whether the States ensured that child care providers receiving Child Care and Development Funds (CCDF) complied with State requirements designed to protect the health and safety of children.

We found that a sizeable 96 percent (218 out of 227) of child care providers we inspected in our unannounced site visits in 9 states and 1 territory had one or more instances of potentially hazardous conditions and non-compliance with the state health and safety requirements, including criminal records check and licensing requirements.

Browse the following reports which include photographs of some of the health and safety concerns found at the child care provider locations.

West

Some Arizona Family Childcare Home Providers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Certification Requirements (A-09-13-01004)

Some Arizona Child Daycare Centers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Licensing Requirements (A-09-13-01008)

Midwest

Some Michigan Child Care Home Providers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Licensing Requirements (A-05-13-00031)

Some Michigan Child Care Centers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Licensing Requirements (A-05-13-00053)

Some Minnesota Childcare Home Providers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Licensing Requirements (A-05-14-00021)

Some Minnesota Childcare Centers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Licensing Requirements (A-05-14-00022)

South

Puerto Rico Childcare Home Providers Did Not Always Comply With Commonwealth Health and Safety Requirements (A-02-14-02016)

Puerto Rico Child Day Care Centers Did Not Always Comply With Commonwealth Health and Safety Requirements (A-02-14-02001)

Some Louisiana Family Child Day Care Home Providers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Requirements (A-06-13-00037)

Some Louisiana Child Day Care Centers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Licensing Requirements (A-06-13-00036)

Some South Carolina Family Childcare Homes Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Requirements (A-04-14-08031)

Some South Carolina Family Childcare Homes Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Requirements (A-04-14-08032)

Some Florida Childcare Centers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Licensing Requirements (A-04-14-08033)

Some Florida Family Childcare Homes Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Requirements (A-04-14-08034)

Northeast

Connecticut Family Day Care Home Providers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Licensing Requirements (A-01-12-02504)

Some Connecticut Child Day Care Centers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Licensing Requirements (A-01-13-02506)

Some Maine Family Child Day Care Home Providers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Licensing Requirements (A-01-13-02507)

Some Maine Child Day Care Centers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Licensing Requirements (A-01-13-02503)

Some Pennsylvania Family Child Day Care Home Providers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Requirements (A-03-14-00250)

Some Pennsylvania Family Child Day Care Centers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Requirements (A-03-14-00251)