Active New York City Child Care Program Registry

Over 20 attributes detail active group and school-based child care programs regulated by the New York City Health Department. The dataset includes geospatial coordinates, facility types, and operational permits for programs currently in good standing. It is maintained by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Map child care program density by Zip Code and Borough using geospatial coordinates.
• Analyze the correlation between Community Board or Council District and facility types like 'Group Day Care'.
• Filter programs by specific Child Age Range and Administer Medication capability to study service specialization.
• Assess the distribution of Children Allowed in Care across different Census Tracts for capacity planning.

Strengths

• Includes precise geolocation data via Latitude and Longitude columns.
• Contains over 20 distinct columns covering administrative, geographic, and operational features.

Limitations

• Excludes programs with 'preliminary', 'suspended', or 'closed' status, limiting historical or compliance analysis.
• Sample size and total row count are unknown, preventing assessment of statistical representativeness.

Provenance

Source

New York City Health Department

Collection Method

Official regulatory registry for programs under NYC Health Code Articles 47 and 43.

Time Range

Current active programs only; no historical data provided.

Freshness

Last updated April 2026.

Geography

New York City, USA.