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The state of licensed child care in Ohio

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

Headline numbers

Ohio has 7,688 licensed childcare facilities in our data. Ohio 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). 16.4% are family home providers;

Violations per facility, by city

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

CityFacilitiesViolationsPer facility
Cincinnati 91200
Dayton 20200
Tiffin 2200
Cleveland 37500
Mason 3400
Willoughby 1000
Warren 5000
Cuyahoga Falls 2700
Akron 19200
Uniontown 1200

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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.