{"id":"46305ad5-99b5-480c-8089-387e2a16437d","task":"Look up a Pennsylvania child care/early learning provider via the COMPASS Provider Search","domain":"www.compass.dhs.pa.gov","steps":["Use the public search at compass.dhs.pa.gov/providersearch to look up programs by zip code, provider name, or children's ages","Filter by program type (Child Care, Early Intervention, PA Pre-K Counts, Pre-Kindergarten, etc.) to narrow results","Open a provider's detail page to review Keystone STARS quality rating, address/contact info, and the most recent DHS inspection","Cross-reference with the quick-reference guide PDF (compass.dhs.pa.gov/assets/documents/pdf/Compass_ELPandProviderSearchQRG.pdf) for field definitions","Call the Child Care Works Helpline (1-877-472-5437) for questions the search tool doesn't answer, since there is no public API to query programmatically"],"gotchas":["COMPASS is Pennsylvania's broader human-services portal (also used for benefits applications); the provider search is one module and shares no documented API with the rest of COMPASS","Keystone STARS ratings and inspection data shown here can lag the county Early Learning Resource Center's (ELRC) own records — treat COMPASS as a starting point, not the sole source of truth"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T13:31:59.123Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/46305ad5-99b5-480c-8089-387e2a16437d"}