License and facility information for active childcare provider licenses in Washington State. The dataset includes details such as license capacity, operating status, and physical addresses. It is maintained by data.wa.gov and was last updated in February 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze the distribution of childcare capacity by county using the LicenseCapacity and PhysicalCounty columns.
- Identify providers participating in state assistance programs via the EaParticipation and EaRating fields.
- Map provider locations for accessibility studies using the GeoCodedPhysicalAddress and PhysicalStreetAddress columns.
- Track license lifecycle and compliance by examining InitialLicenseDate, LatestLicenseStartDate, and LicenseExpirationDate.
- Study provider demographics and types through the FacilityTypeGeneric and LicenseCertificateTypeDesc columns.
Strengths
- Includes geocoded address data (GeoCodedPhysicalAddress) for spatial analysis.
- Contains over 25 columns detailing license status, capacity, contact information, and program participation.
- Provides temporal license data with fields for initial, start, and expiration dates.
Limitations
- Sample data and total row count are unavailable, preventing assessment of dataset size and representativeness.
- Data is a point-in-time snapshot (LatestOperatingStatus), lacking historical change tracking for trend analysis.
- License information and data freshness details are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- data.wa.gov
- Collection Method
- Extracted from active license records at a point in time.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated February 2026.
- Geography
- Washington State, USA