Childcare Basics
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A citation number does not tell a parent what happened
Public inspection records are valuable, but codes and citation counts can hide the questions parents most need answered. A Care Report helps connect the record to the real event and the follow-up.
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Not every licensed childcare setting looks the same.
Ask how childcare ratios work at 7:30 a.m., lunchtime and closing time
A center can quote Arizona's maximum staff-to-child ratio and still leave an important question unanswered: what will your child's classroom actually look like throughout the day?