Enrollment

Definition

How many children actually attend against what the license allows, with the waitlist as demand.

Why It Matters

Enrollment is the revenue truth beneath the license, and the trend matters more than the level. Ask for it month by month for two years rather than a current figure, and read the waitlist as forward demand only after checking whether it is real names with deposits or a spreadsheet of enquiries. A center filling from the infant rooms up is healthy; one holding its number while the youngest rooms empty is showing you next year.