At least five children have died in child-care facilities, four molested and 14 received injuries serious enough to prompt the closing of the facility during the last 18 months, a World investigation found.     The World’s review of day-care inspection files also found that violating the limits on capacity ranks among the top violations for 1-star child-care homes in Tulsa County. Read these stories and more here.   Who monitors state licensed child-care centers? How do parents decide what child-care facility to use?   Find answers to those questions and tips on how to research a child-care facility in Monday’s Tulsa World in part two of our three-day series. Read these stories and more on Monday.   A state child-care rating system may not tell the whole story about the quality of the facility. Others say it’s time for the state to update its child-care rating sytem. Find out more in Tuesday’s Tulsa World in part three of our three-day series. Read these stories and more on Tuesday. Other Tulsa World Special Projects What The State Pays The searchable database shows names, agencies, job titles and salaries. Growing Old Read all of World Project Editor Ziva Branstetter's recent three-part series looking into assisted living in Oklahoma. Area Test Scores The searchable database shows the scores of eight area school districts.

Search the Tulsa World's database of child care home inspection reports by facility owner name, address, city or ZIP code. Click the graphic for an interactive version of what ran in the paper. Mouse over a violation for a list of child-care providers who were cited for that violation. Click below to see Excel spreadsheets of child-care facilities that were closed by the Department of Human Services since Jan. 1, 2006. Emergency Closures License Denials License_Revocations Click here to see an Excel spreadsheet of exceptions to the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act regarding criminal history. DHS Child-Care Locator Child Care Resource Center of Tulsa Oklahoma Child Care Resource and Referral Association Smart Start Oklahoma Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy Oklahoma Child Care Association Early Childhood Association of Oklahoma DHS’ child care services division Ginnie Graham, who covers social services, has worked at the World for 13 years. She has won awards for her coverage of death penalty cases, child abuse and substandard housing. Curtis Killman, who is a member of the World's projects team, has worked for the World for 12 years. He has won awards for his coverage of substandard housing and child abuse.