DaycareLens API

The same normalized data behind this site — 193356 licensed facilities across 24 states, refreshed daily from official licensing agencies — available as a clean JSON API with change webhooks. Every record traces to its official state source.

Who uses it

Benefit & backup-care platforms
Get a webhook the moment a facility in your network gets a violation or enforcement action. Keep your provider directory safe and current.

Insurers
Monitor childcare liability exposure across a book of business; flag facilities with new serious (severity 4–5) violations.

Operators & investors
Ownership-chain mapping and ZIP-level supply/demand for site selection, M&A diligence, and competitive analysis.

Endpoints

Method	Path	Returns
`GET`	`/v1/facilities?state=TX&city=AUSTIN`	Licensed facilities, filterable
`GET`	`/v1/violations?state=TX&minSeverity=4&since=2026-01-01`	Violation records
`GET`	`/v1/monitor?since=2026-07-01`	New violations/enforcement since a timestamp
`POST`	`/v1/subscriptions`	Register a facility watchlist + webhook
`GET`	`/v1/ownership?state=PA`	Operators ranked by portfolio size
`GET`	`/v1/gap?state=TX`	ZIP-level capacity vs. under-5 population

Authenticate with an x-api-key header. Example:

curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://daycarelens.com/v1/monitor?since=2026-07-01&minSeverity=4"

Plans

Monitoring — from $99/mo
Violation & enforcement webhooks, facilities + violations endpoints, daily refresh. For benefit platforms and insurers.
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Intelligence — from $499/mo
Everything in Monitoring plus ownership-chain mapping and supply/demand gap data. For operators, lenders, and investors.
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Enterprise — custom
Bulk exports, custom coverage, SLAs, and diligence support.
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