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Childcare centers

Search childcare centers

Search childcare centers, licensed and license-exempt, loaded from each state's own lists (family homes excluded). A sweep returns active centers unless `status` asks for more.

GET
/childcare-centers

Search childcare centers, licensed and license-exempt, loaded from each state's own lists (family homes excluded). A sweep returns active centers unless status asks for more.

Authorization

AuthorizationBearer <token>

API key (sk_live_... prefix). Generate keys in the UI under Settings > API Keys, then send it as Authorization: Bearer sk_live_...

In: header

Query Parameters

state?string

State abbreviation, or a comma-separated list

county?string

Comma-separated county names

city?string

Comma-separated city names

license_type?string

Comma-separated: center, preschool, school_age, infant_toddler, other

status?string

active (default), inactive, or all

min_capacity?integer

Licensed capacity at least this

max_capacity?integer

Licensed capacity at most this

chain?string

Comma-separated chain keys, or 'independent'

accepts_subsidy?string

true or false

search?string

Center name, licensee or license number

ids?string

Comma-separated center UUIDs

order_by?string

name, state, capacity, license_type, chain, first_licensed, created_at, updated_at

Default"name"
order_ascending?string

Sort direction

Default"true"
limit?integer

Results per page

Default50
offset?integer

Pagination offset

Default0

Response Body

application/json

application/json

curl -X GET "https://loading/api/v1/childcare-centers"
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
      "slug": "string",
      "name": "string",
      "state": "string",
      "license_number": "string",
      "source": "string",
      "physical_address": "string",
      "physical_city": "string",
      "physical_zip": "string",
      "county": "string",
      "latitude": 0,
      "longitude": 0,
      "phone": "string",
      "email": "string",
      "website_url": "string",
      "license_type": "center",
      "license_type_raw": "string",
      "license_status": "active",
      "license_status_raw": "string",
      "first_licensed": "string",
      "license_expires": "string",
      "capacity": -9007199254740991,
      "capacity_by_age": {
        "property1": 0,
        "property2": 0
      },
      "ages_served": "string",
      "licensee_name": "string",
      "chain": "string",
      "director_name": "string",
      "quality_rating": "string",
      "accepts_subsidy": true,
      "district_operated": true,
      "source_url": "string",
      "source_version": "string"
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "total": -9007199254740991,
    "limit": -9007199254740991,
    "offset": -9007199254740991,
    "has_more": true
  }
}
{
  "error": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "statusCode": -9007199254740991
}

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Search childcare centers with a JSON body POST

Body-backed equivalent of GET /childcare-centers for large ID sets. Each property uses the same string representation and validation as the corresponding GET query parameter.