{
 "name": "finder-directory-stats",
 "title": "Licensed youth program directory statistics: centers, after-school programs and camps by state",
 "description": "Live counts of the childcare centers, school-age (after-school) programs, camps and youth programs listed in BackPR's program finder, by state and program type, from official state and local licensing data. One record per state with listings; refreshed daily, and each file shows its update date.",
 "version": "live",
 "last_checked": "2026-10-22",
 "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
 "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "publisher": "BackPR",
 "page": "https://backpr.com/find",
 "cite_as": "BackPR (2026). Licensed youth program directory statistics (live data, updated 2026-10-22). https://backpr.com/data/finder-directory-stats.json. CC BY 4.0.",
 "sources": [
  "Each state's official licensing or program data, as listed on each state's finder page"
 ],
 "notes": "Home-based family childcare isn't listed. Counts cover the states that publish program data.",
 "records": [
  {
   "state_code": "AK",
   "state": "Alaska",
   "total": 99,
   "centers": 99,
   "school_age": 0,
   "camps": 0,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-22",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/alaska"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "CA",
   "state": "California",
   "total": 13288,
   "centers": 11760,
   "school_age": 1528,
   "camps": 0,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-21",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/california"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "CO",
   "state": "Colorado",
   "total": 3244,
   "centers": 2150,
   "school_age": 961,
   "camps": 122,
   "youth_programs": 11,
   "updated": "2026-10-22",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/colorado"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "CT",
   "state": "Connecticut",
   "total": 1879,
   "centers": 1366,
   "school_age": 0,
   "camps": 513,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-22",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/connecticut"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "DE",
   "state": "Delaware",
   "total": 628,
   "centers": 628,
   "school_age": 0,
   "camps": 0,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-21",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/delaware"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "DC",
   "state": "District of Columbia",
   "total": 354,
   "centers": 354,
   "school_age": 0,
   "camps": 0,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-22",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/district-of-columbia"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "FL",
   "state": "Florida",
   "total": 6613,
   "centers": 5989,
   "school_age": 624,
   "camps": 0,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-21",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/florida"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "KY",
   "state": "Kentucky",
   "total": 1759,
   "centers": 1759,
   "school_age": 0,
   "camps": 0,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-22",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/kentucky"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "MA",
   "state": "Massachusetts",
   "total": 3010,
   "centers": 3010,
   "school_age": 0,
   "camps": 0,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-22",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/massachusetts"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "MI",
   "state": "Michigan",
   "total": 4545,
   "centers": 4545,
   "school_age": 0,
   "camps": 0,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-22",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/michigan"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "MN",
   "state": "Minnesota",
   "total": 2393,
   "centers": 2393,
   "school_age": 0,
   "camps": 0,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-22",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/minnesota"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "NE",
   "state": "Nebraska",
   "total": 1128,
   "centers": 846,
   "school_age": 282,
   "camps": 0,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-21",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/nebraska"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "NY",
   "state": "New York",
   "total": 7542,
   "centers": 4299,
   "school_age": 3243,
   "camps": 0,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-22",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/new-york"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "PA",
   "state": "Pennsylvania",
   "total": 4983,
   "centers": 4983,
   "school_age": 0,
   "camps": 0,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-22",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/pennsylvania"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "TN",
   "state": "Tennessee",
   "total": 1870,
   "centers": 1870,
   "school_age": 0,
   "camps": 0,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-22",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/tennessee"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "TX",
   "state": "Texas",
   "total": 9596,
   "centers": 8014,
   "school_age": 1582,
   "camps": 0,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-21",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/texas"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "UT",
   "state": "Utah",
   "total": 941,
   "centers": 796,
   "school_age": 145,
   "camps": 0,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-22",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/utah"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "VT",
   "state": "Vermont",
   "total": 558,
   "centers": 434,
   "school_age": 124,
   "camps": 0,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-22",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/vermont"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "VA",
   "state": "Virginia",
   "total": 2659,
   "centers": 2638,
   "school_age": 0,
   "camps": 21,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-22",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/virginia"
  },
  {
   "state_code": "WA",
   "state": "Washington",
   "total": 2511,
   "centers": 1878,
   "school_age": 633,
   "camps": 0,
   "youth_programs": 0,
   "updated": "2026-10-22",
   "finder_url": "https://backpr.com/find/washington"
  }
 ]
}