Data and Reporting

Study of Child Care Provider Licensing

The Legislative Management Study of Child Care Provider Licensing was established through House Bill 1119 during the 69th legislative session to review and provide input on the laws, administrative rules, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) policies relating to child care licensing. The legislative management study was required to include input from HHS, a child care services advisory committee, and child care providers.

Read the final report from the Child Care Services Advisory Committee

Serious Injuries, Deaths and Child Abuse and Neglect Data

As a parent, you deserve to know that your child is safe while in an early childhood program. To help families make informed decisions, we share important safety information about early childhood programs that receive support from the Child Care and Development Fund.

You can also contact us if you have concerns or want to learn more about a specific provider.

What’s in the report?
Over a 3-year period, the report includes:

  • Serious injuries and deaths.
    • We track and share the number of serious injuries and deaths that happen each year in both licensed and license-exempt early childhood programs.
      A serious injury means a child was hurt while in care and needed medical attention beyond basic first aid.
  • Confirmed cases of abuse or neglect.
    • The report also includes the number of confirmed cases of child abuse or neglect in these programs.

Why is it important?
This information helps you:

  • Understand safety trends.
  • Ask the right questions when choosing a provider.
  • Feel more confident about your provider type choices.

Learn more about provider types

Family Child Care

  • Estimated number of children in care: 1,444
  • Serious injuries: 0
  • Deaths: 0
  • Confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect: 0

Group Child Care

  • Estimated number of children in care: 10,294
  • Serious injuries: 10
  • Deaths: 1
  • Confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect: 1

Child Care Centers

  • Estimated number of children in care: 14,082
  • Serious injuries: 68
  • Deaths: 0
  • Confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect: 0

Preschool Programs

  • Estimated number of children in care: 763
  • Serious injuries: 1
  • Deaths: 0
  • Confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect: 0

School Age Programs

  • Estimated number of children in care: 3,140
  • Serious injuries: 13
  • Deaths: 0
  • Confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect: 0

Multiple-Licensed Programs

  • Estimated number of children in care: 7,874
  • Serious injuries: 26
  • Deaths: 0
  • Confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect: 0

Self-Declaration Providers

  • Estimated number of children in care: 180
  • Serious injuries: 0
  • Deaths: 0
  • Confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect: 0

Family Child Care

  • Estimated number of children in care: 1,536
  • Serious injuries: 1
  • Deaths: 0

Group Child Care

  • Estimated number of children in care: 11,481
  • Serious injuries: 12
  • Deaths: 0

Child Care Centers

  • Estimated number of children in care: 14,055
  • Serious injuries: 31
  • Deaths: 0

Preschool Programs

  • Estimated number of children in care: 796
  • Serious injuries: 0
  • Deaths: 0

School Age Programs

  • Estimated number of children in care: 3,157
  • Serious injuries: 6
  • Deaths: 0

Multiple-Licensed Programs

  • Estimated number of children in care: 7,807
  • Serious injuries: 22
  • Deaths: 0

Self-Declaration Providers

  • Estimated number of children in care: 187
  • Serious injuries: 0
  • Deaths: 0

Confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect for all license types: 2

Family Child Care

  • Estimated number of children in care: 1,636
  • Serious injuries: 1
  • Deaths: 0
  • Confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect: 1

Group Child Care

  • Estimated number of children in care: 11,664
  • Serious injuries: 17
  • Deaths: 0
  • Confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect: 0

Child Care Centers

  • Estimated number of children in care: 13,616
  • Serious injuries: 23
  • Deaths: 0
  • Confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect: 0

Preschool Programs

  • Estimated number of children in care: 903
  • Serious injuries: 2
  • Deaths: 0
  • Confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect: 0

School Age Programs

  • Estimated number of children in care: 2,682
  • Serious injuries: 6
  • Deaths: 0
  • Confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect: 0

Multiple-Licensed Programs

  • Estimated number of children in care: 7,722
  • Serious injuries: 16
  • Deaths: 0
  • Confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect: 0

Self-Declaration Providers

  • Estimated number of children in care: 209
  • Serious injuries: 0
  • Deaths: 0
  • Confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect: 0

Federal Reports

Quality progress reports show how we use federal funds to improve early childhood programs and track our progress each year.

Every 3 months we submit a financial report to show how Child Care and Development Fund money is spent.

Questions? Contact us.

Early Childhood
North Dakota Health and Human Services
600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 325
Bismarck, ND 58505-0250

Phone: (701) 328-2115
Toll-Free: (800) 997-8516
Relay ND TTY: 711
Email: dhsec@nd.gov