Edition 2026-Q2

Childcare safety & supply in Utah

Utah has 2,690 licensed childcare facilities with licensed slots. State inspectors have recorded 22 high-severity findings per 100 facilities, and 87.5% of facilities carry none at all.

84.4Safety score (0–100)16th of 52
87.5%No high-severity findings21st of 52
Licensed slots per 100 children under 5not published
Licensed child slotsacross 2,690 facilities

Utah vs. the national picture

MeasureUtahNational
Licensed slots per 100 children under 563.4
Mean facility safety rating4.22 / 54.03 / 5
Facilities with no high-severity findings87.5%79.7%
High-severity findings per 100 facilities22107.8
Median facility size (licensed capacity)30
Median years in operation4.3

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Free to republish and cite with attribution. The full national dataset is available as a CSV download, and we prepare custom extracts — county level, care type, longer time series — for journalists and researchers on request.

Cite this pageDaycareAlert Childcare Safety & Supply Index, 2026-Q2: Utah. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21545571

Look up an individual Utah facility

These are state-level aggregates. To see one daycare's actual inspection history and safety rating, browse Utah by city or search by name, city, or ZIP. Our guide to reading inspection reports explains what the findings mean.

Methodology and caveats on cross-state comparison are published on the main index page. Edition generated 2026-07-25.