Daycare Licensing in Utah: Violations, Inspections & License Lookup
How child care licensing works in Utah: 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 DHHS, Division of Licensing and Background Checks.
Last verified 2026-08-03
How do I look up daycare violations in Utah?
- Go to provider.dlbc.utah.gov, the Division of Licensing and Background Checks records search.
- Search for the program by name or location.
- Open the program's record.
- Review the licensing compliance history, cited findings, and any posted notices of agency action.
- Only the prior 36 months of compliance history is shown online. For older records, submit a GRAMA (public records) request to the Office of Licensing.
State portal: Utah child care search
How do I verify a Utahdaycare's license?
- Go to provider.dlbc.utah.gov and search for the program by name or location.
- Open the program record.
- Confirm the license or certificate type, current status, and license number.
- Review the licensed capacity and any conditions or restrictions on the license.
State portal: Utah license search
Who regulates daycares in Utah?
Child care licensing in Utah is administered by the DHHS, Division of Licensing and Background Checks, under Utah Admin. Code R430-100. It licenses providers, inspects them, and records the violations found.
How often are Utah daycares inspected?
The Office of Licensing (within DHHS Division of Licensing and Background Checks) conducts at least one announced licensing inspection per year at each regulated child care program to check compliance with health and safety rules. It also conducts additional announced and unannounced monitoring visits and complaint investigations as needed. The routine annual cycle applies to both centers and family child care programs.
Utah does not publish a public severity scale for its violations.
What our Utahdata covers, and what it doesn't
We track Utah'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.
| Utah child care data | On record |
|---|---|
| Licensed providers tracked | 2,695 |
| Independently scorable (Confidence Index) | Not yet scorable |
| Inspection history on this site | Roster only, use state source |
Utah daycare licensing: common questions
- How do I look up daycare violations in Utah?
- Search the program at provider.dlbc.utah.gov, the Division of Licensing and Background Checks records site. Open the program record to see its compliance history, cited findings, and any notices of agency action. Only the most recent 36 months are posted online.
- How often does Utah inspect licensed child care programs?
- The Office of Licensing conducts at least one announced licensing inspection each year at every regulated program. It also runs additional announced and unannounced monitoring visits and investigates complaints as they arise. This applies to both centers and family child care programs.
- How do I verify a Utah child care provider's license?
- Use provider.dlbc.utah.gov to search by program name or location, then open the record. It shows the license type, current status, license number, and approved capacity. This is the official Division of Licensing and Background Checks record.
- How far back do Utah child care compliance records go online?
- The online search shows only the prior 36 months of licensing compliance history, with posted records beginning around October 2023. Notices of agency action remain viewable for three years. For older records, submit a GRAMA public records request to the Office of Licensing.
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