Child Care Sites (ChildCarePt)

Keywords
About: Service, society, Children, Child Care Facilities
Taking place at: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, DC, DC GIS, DCGIS

Abstract

Child Care Sites. This dataset contains points representing child care locations, created as part of the DC Geographic Information System (DC GIS) for the D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) and participating D.C. government agencies.

Child care locations were identified from Department of Health records, then geocoded and heads-up shifted to the appropriate building(s).

All DC GIS data is stored and exported in Maryland State Plane coordinates NAD 83 meters.

METADATA CONTENT IS IN PROCESS OF VALIDATION AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Purpose

This data is used for the planning and management of Washington, D.C. by local government agencies.

Access constraints

Contact OCTO GIS. Any data obtained outside of OCTO GIS are unauthorized copies.

Use constraints

Acknowledgment of the DC Geographic Information Systems Program (DC GIS). The District of Columbia Government makes no claims as to the completeness, accuracy or content of any data contained hereon, and makes no representation of any kind, including, but not limited to, the warranty of the accuracy or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied or inferred with respect to the information or data furnished herein.

Point of contact

GIS Data Coordinator
in D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer

441 4th St NW, Suite 930 South
Washington DC, 20001, USA

fax: (202) 727-5660
hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Credits

DC Department of Health

Data accuracy

Accuracy
Data believed to be complete and accurate, subject to change. Digital version compared with original source data for accuracy and completeness. In process of validation by source and/or responsible agency.

Logical consistency
Validated by source and/or responsible agency.

Completeness
Data believed to be complete and accurate, subject to change. Digital version compared with original source data for accuracy and completeness. Validated by source and/or responsible agency.

Horizontal positional accuracy
Validated by source and/or responsible agency.

Vertical positional accuracy
N/A

Lineage / Sources

• Child development centers
  database, attributes and locations
  Child development centers
  by DC Department of Health, 2006

Distribution

Most DC GIS datasets can be downloaded from "http://dcgis.dc.gov" on the data center page. Orders can also be made by contacting OCTO GIS at "dcgis@dc.gov", especially for datasets not available for download.

Distribution liability
Acknowledgment of the DC Geographic Information Systems Program (DC GIS). The District of Columbia Government makes no claims as to the completeness, accuracy or content of any data contained hereon, and makes no representation of any kind, including, but not limited to, the warranty of the accuracy or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied or inferred with respect to the information or data furnished herein.

Distributed by
GIS Data Coordinator
in D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer

441 4th St NW, Suite 930 South
Washington DC, 20001, USA

fax: (202) 727-5660
hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Entity

DCGIS.ChildCarePt

Attributes

• NAME
  Child care site name
• INFANTS
  Number of infants
• CAPACITY
  Child care site capacity
• GIS_ID
  Sequential OCTO GIS identifier.
• OBJECTID / ESRI
  Internal feature number.
• FAX_NUMBER
  Child care site fax number
• Shape / ESRI
  Feature geometry.
• PHONE_NUMBER
  Child care site phone number
• PRESCHOOL
  Child care site has preschool
• LICENSE_NUMBER
  Child care site license number
• OLDER
  Number of older children
• BEFORE_AND_AFTER
  Child care site has before and after care
• ADDRESS
  Child care site address
• HOURS_OF_OPERATION
  Child care site hours of operation
• SHAPE / ESRI
  Feature geometry.
• ADDRESS_ID
  Master Address Repository Identifier

Metadata

Provided by
GIS Data Coordinator
in D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer

441 4th St NW, Suite 930 South
Washington DC, 20001, USA

phone: REQUIRED: The telephone number by which individuals can speak to the organization or individual.
fax: (202) 727-5660
hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm