The state rules your inspector reads from — in English you can read.

Every state's childcare-licensing code, translated into plain language, ranked by how often each rule actually shows up on inspections. The rule that gets you cited the most is rule #1. Free, no signup. Bookmark your state.

States with reviewed rules
8
Reviewed rules total
109
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7
Cost to read
Free

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California
Title 22 Division 12 Chapter 1
12 rules
12
rules in plain English
CT
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood
15 rules
15
rules in plain English
DE
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
15 rules
15
rules in plain English
New York
18 NYCRR Part 418-1 (state) / 24 RCNY Article 47 (NYC)
15 rules
15
rules in plain English
New York City
NYC DOHMH Bureau of Child Care
10 rules
10
rules in plain English
Ohio
OAC 5101:2-12
15 rules
15
rules in plain English
Pennsylvania
55 Pa. Code Chapter 3270
12 rules
12
rules in plain English
Texas
Chapter 746 — Minimum Standards for Child-Care Centers
15 rules
15
rules in plain English

Building next

Each state's rule library takes us a few weeks to read, summarize, and ground-truth against real inspection citations. These are next.

Colorado
Colorado Office of Early Childhood
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Florida
Rule 65C-22 — Child Care Standards
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Georgia
GA R&R Chapter 591
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Illinois
89 IAC Part 407
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New Jersey
N.J.A.C. 3A:52
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North Carolina
10A NCAC 09
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VT
Vermont Child Development Division
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