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Child care in Arkansas

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1,781 child care providers in 288 cities and towns and 75 counties. From the Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood: Facility corrective action agreements, Arkansas eLicensing, Facility complaints, Arkansas eLicensing, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing and Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing.

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The biggest cities and towns

By how many child care providers each holds
  1. Little Rock 177 Pulaski County
  2. Bentonville 68 Benton County
  3. Springdale 66 Washington County
  4. Fayetteville 60 Washington County
  5. Rogers 60 Benton County
  6. Jonesboro 58 Craighead County
  7. North Little Rock 54 Pulaski County
  8. Fort Smith 44 Sebastian County
  9. Hot Springs 42 Garland County

The biggest counties

By how many child care providers each holds
  1. Pulaski County 290
  2. Benton County 194
  3. Washington County 153
  4. Craighead County 74
  5. Faulkner County 58
  6. Sebastian County 57
  7. Saline County 54
  8. Garland County 46
  9. Jefferson County 42

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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility corrective action agreements, Arkansas eLicensing, Facility complaints, Arkansas eLicensing, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing and Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

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CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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