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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: Child Obes. 2021 Mar 10;17(3):176–184. doi: 10.1089/chi.2020.0298

Table 1.

Percentage of High-Impact Obesity Prevention Standards (n=47) Fully Included in Licensing Regulations by Care Type

Year Centers* Large Care Homes Small Care Homesŧ
2010 13% 12% 11%
2011 14% 13% 11%
2012 15% 15% 13%
2013 17% 16% 13%
2014 19% 16% 14%
2015 19% 17% 14%
2016 21% 18% 15%
2017 28% 24% 21%
2018 29% 25% 22%
*

All 50 states and D.C. promulgate licensing regulations for child care Centers, most often defined as serving 12 or more children, eight weeks to 5 years of age, in a commercial or leased facility.

Louisiana, Georgia, and D.C. did not consistently license Large Family Care Homes annually (2010–2018).

Arizona and Louisiana did not consistently license Small Family Care Homes annually (2010–2018).