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December 11, 2000North Carolina Creates Child-Care Information DatabaseThe state of North Carolina has created a site for looking up information on licensed child care centers. The site, at , covers child care centers, family child care homes, and day camps. There are several different ways you can do a search; by license number; name, city, county, zip code, facility type, permit type, age (from 0 to 12), and whether or not they accept subsidized child care. Search results will give you the name of the facility, address, and license type. Clicking on the facility's name will give you details on the facility, including name, address, e-mail address and Web address (if available) date of last inspection, inspection rating, and inspection score. If you don't understand some of the terms, terms that have an asterisk beside them are clickable and will take you to a definition. At the top of the page are several "tabs." Clicking them will take you to additional information on the facility. The License Information tab will, among other things, give you information on capacity, license date, and age range. Special Facility Features shows information provided by the care center (in one case, an adult to child ratio for the center.) The state does not confirm the veracity of that information. The owner information gives -- surprise surprise -- information on the owner, including mailing address, fax, and Internet contacts (if available.) DCD Visits log visits by the Division of Child Development (and whether there were any violations found.) Actions Taken? shows any actions taken by the DCD against the care center. Finally, Need More Information? gives you options for other places to contact for information on child care in general and this institution in particular. Posted to US-North Carolina | TrackBack
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