Daycare ratios by state
The infant, toddler and preschool ratios and group sizes each state actually licenses.
9 min
Guides
17 of them, grouped by the shelf they belong to.
Ratios & staffing
5 guides
Infant daycare ratio rules
Why infant rooms run 1:3 or 1:4, and what that does to a room's economics.
7 min
Daycare teacher salary
What childcare workers and preschool teachers earn, by role and by state.
8 min
Daycare teacher job description
A posting that names duties, ratios, credentials and pay without boilerplate.
6 min
Daycare director job description
Director duties, qualifying credentials and the licensing responsibility that comes with the title.
6 min
Licensing & compliance
5 guides
Daycare licensing requirements
What every state licence has in common, and where the state-by-state differences bite.
10 min
Home daycare license
Licensed, registered or licence-exempt — which one your home program needs.
9 min
How to get a daycare license
The application order that avoids a failed first inspection.
8 min
Daycare sick policy
Exclusion and return rules that follow public-health guidance, not guesswork.
7 min
Background check requirements
Fingerprints, registries and the federal floor every state must meet.
7 min
Tuition & costs
5 guides
How much does daycare cost
National and state averages by age band, and what moves the number.
9 min
Daycare cost per week
Weekly rates by age and setting, plus the fees that ride along with them.
7 min
Why is daycare so expensive
Ratios, wages and occupancy — the three lines that set the price.
8 min
Daycare profit margin
Where the money goes in a childcare P&L and what a healthy margin looks like.
8 min
CACFP reimbursement rates
The food-program rates, the tiers, and what a center actually collects per child.
7 min
Enrollment & parent ops
2 guides
How to start a daycare
From licence research to the first enrolled family, in the order it has to happen.
12 min
Daycare parent handbook
The sections a handbook needs, and the ones that prevent the arguments.
8 min