Where the facts come from
Listings start from an official public list: the state's register of licensed child care programs. We then check the provider's own website where it has one. We do not copy reviews or photos from other websites, and we do not rate programs ourselves. If a listing shows a Step Up To Quality rating, it is the state's own, exactly as the state publishes it, with the date we last checked it. Each listing links to its official state record.
What "verified" means
A fact appears on a listing only with its source and the date we last checked it. If we cannot name a source and a date for a fact, the fact is left off the page. "Checked" on a listing means we matched it against the official register, and looked at the provider's own website where it has one. The listing says which.
Program acceptance
When a listing says a provider accepts a program, that comes from the program's own published list, the provider's official state record, or the provider, and it shows the date it was verified. A status without a verified date is not shown.
Home child care providers
For licensed home child care, we do not show a person's name, street address or ZIP code until the provider claims the listing. We show the city and the state record number, and a link to the official state record.
Openings
We show that a provider is enrolling only when the provider told us, or when the provider's own website says so and we checked it. Openings information older than 30 days is removed until it is checked again.
How often we re-check
We aim to re-check program status, tuition and openings monthly.
Order and paid placement
Listings are ordered by whether we have checked them, then by how complete they are. Paid placement appears only in a block labeled "Featured" and never changes the order of the main list.
Corrections
If something is wrong, write to hello@preschoolroster.com. We read every message and correct verified errors.