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The state of licensed child care in Georgia

Updated July 2026 · computed from official Georgia licensing data · methodology · download the dataset (CC0)

Headline numbers

Georgia has 7,032 licensed childcare facilities in our data. Georgia does not yet publish machine-readable violation records — this page covers the licensing landscape, and violation analysis will be added when the data becomes available (coverage details). 14.1% are family home providers;

Violations per facility, by city

Cities with at least 10 licensed facilities, ranked by recorded violations per facility.

CityFacilitiesViolationsPer facility
Smyrna 7000
Alpharetta 10800
Athens 6700
Dacula 2400
Atlanta 64500
Dalton 3200
Stone Mountain 9700
Marietta 23100
Savannah 30500
Tifton 3100

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All numbers on this page are computed from official state licensing records and are free to cite with attribution to DaycareLens. Journalists: the underlying dataset is openly licensed (CC0), and we can provide custom cuts — press@daycarelens.com.