KinderSignal watches California childcare license applications and city permits, and sends playground and surfacing companies a weekly list of centers that haven't opened yet. You reach the owner while the outdoor play area is still being planned.
Updated daily from public records. Last update: 2026-10-05.
A shop, office or church converting to a childcare center shows up in permit filings, often many months before a license.
Every new center files with California's Community Care Licensing Division. We drop existing centers that are only re-licensing.
New projects, stage changes and openings for your region, with operator, size, phone number and the source record behind each one.
Those track construction projects, mostly larger builds. Many new childcare centers are small change-of-use remodels or license applications that never appear as a listed project. Run both for 4 weeks and count what only KinderSignal found.
Those arrive once the owner is shopping and collecting quotes. KinderSignal shows you the project before the owner starts looking.
Yes. Most pending applications statewide are existing centers re-licensing. We remove those, match them to city permits, and send only what changed this week.
Sometimes, which is why permit-stage projects come first in every digest. The outdoor area must pass the licensing visit, so many pending sites are still buying.
Every item cites the public record it came from, with a link where the agency publishes one. Odds of opening are measured from what actually happened to past applications.
All of California from state licensing data: Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, Inland Empire, Central Valley. City permit coverage starts with San Francisco and San Jose.
Your first digest arrives the next Monday. After 4 weeks we'll offer founding member pricing. If it's not useful, do nothing and it stops.
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