Daycare Licensing in Arizona: Violations, Inspections & License Lookup
How child care licensing works in Arizona: who regulates it, the rules providers answer to, how often they are inspected, and the exact steps to look up a daycare's violations and verify its license. Sourced from Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing.
Last verified 2026-08-03
How do I look up daycare violations in Arizona?
- Open the AZ Care Check portal.
- Search by facility name or address (one facility at a time).
- Select the matching facility from the results.
- Review the facility's current licensing status, license expiration, and capacity.
- Open the listed inspection and complaint findings to see substantiated deficiencies from roughly the last three years.
- For the complete inspection file, submit a public records request at recordsrequest.azdhs.gov.
State portal: Arizona child care search
How do I verify a Arizonadaycare's license?
- Open the AZ Care Check portal.
- Search by facility name or address.
- Open the facility record.
- Confirm the current license status (for example regular, probationary, or suspended), the license expiration date, and the licensed capacity.
State portal: Arizona license search
Who regulates daycares in Arizona?
Child care licensing in Arizona is administered by the Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing, under Ariz. Admin. Code Title 9, Ch. 5. It licenses providers, inspects them, and records the violations found.
How often are Arizona daycares inspected?
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), Bureau of Child Care Licensing, inspects every licensed child care center at least once a year, unannounced, and also inspects in response to complaints. Small family child care homes are certified separately by the Department of Economic Security, so they are not in the ADHS system.
Arizona does not publish a public severity scale for its violations.
What our Arizonadata covers, and what it doesn't
We track Arizona's licensed providers from the state's public records: license number, status, and capacity. For a provider's full inspection and violation history, follow the steps above at the state's own source.
| Arizona child care data | On record |
|---|---|
| Licensed providers tracked | 2,536 |
| Independently scorable (Confidence Index) | Not yet scorable |
| Inspection history on this site | Roster only, use state source |
Arizona daycare licensing: common questions
- How do I look up daycare violations in Arizona?
- Use AZ Care Check at azcarecheck.azdhs.gov. Search by facility name or address, then open the facility record. It lists substantiated findings from inspections and complaint investigations, generally for the last three years. For the full file, request records at recordsrequest.azdhs.gov.
- How often does Arizona inspect licensed daycares?
- ADHS inspects every licensed child care center at least once a year, and also inspects when it receives a complaint. Inspections are unannounced and check health and safety compliance. Small family child care homes are certified through the Department of Economic Security instead.
- How do I verify an Arizona daycare's license?
- Open the provider in AZ Care Check at azcarecheck.azdhs.gov. The record shows the current license status, the license expiration date, and the licensed capacity. Statuses include regular, probationary, and suspended.
- What does AZ Care Check show about a child care facility?
- AZ Care Check shows the facility name, address, license status and expiration, and capacity. It also lists substantiated findings from inspections and complaint investigations. You search one facility at a time by name or address.
This page republishes the public licensing record and labels every absent field plainly. Primary source: https://azcarecheck.azdhs.gov. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.