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These shares are ceilings, not the formula. A category we cannot check for a provider drops out of that provider's score entirely, and the remaining categories are re-weighted against each other.

• Regulatory & Safetyup to 50%Safety history the state itself inspects, where the state's records can be read.
• Parent Reviewsup to 17%Lived experience of families, adjusted so a handful of reviews cannot skew the picture.
• Accreditationup to 12%Investment in quality beyond basic licensing.
• Staff Qualificationsup to 12%Not scored yetNot yet scoreable anywhere. No state publishes this per provider.
• Transparencyup to 9%How much practical information a provider actually shares.