Waitlist by room

Definition

Children waiting for a place, counted by age group instead of as one number.

Why It Matters

Capacity is licensed by room and staffed by ratio, so a waitlist is only worth something where the room has space and a teacher. Fifty children waiting for infant places in a center that is full of infants and empty of preschoolers is not demand a buyer can convert. Ask for the list by age group against licensed and staffed capacity in each, because the three together say whether growth is a hiring problem, a licensing one, or nothing at all.