Child Care Facilitiy Inspections in LIC
Overview I recently had to choose a child care center for my child. It was a difficult decision because I find it worrying to leave my little one in a stranger's hands. Additionally, since there are so many young families and children in the neighborhood it can be difficult to secure a place for child care at the last minute. So I set about doing some research on the child care facilities in the neighborhood. Child care is something concerning every working parent, so it can be difficult to find objective information. Some people love their child care provider and others harp on any flaws. Among some neighborhood moms, there was gossip surrounding scandals involving some of the local child care centers. To reduce bias in my research, I decided to drive my analysis using data provided by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygene (DoHMH). The data is available here . Analysis To do the analysis, I filtered on the two major Long Islan...