childcareaware.org, read 1 day ago. Back to the report

85 to 100 in 9 steps

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8585 nownow921top 25%9429639849959969979981009full marks

Now #67,137 of 263,577Step 1 top 25%Step 9 full marks

Worked out from this read, with every step before it done. A score says pages are well formed. It does not say an assistant cites the site.

The steps

Each is one change across the pages named. When one is live, read the site again and mttr marks it done.

  1. 1

    Add a tap-to-call link

    +7 points, to 92, and #15,118, 52,019 places up, and into the top 25%

    Add a tap-to-call phone link.

    100 pages

    See the pages
    • /
    • /about/audience
    • /about/child-care-aware-of-america/2020-2022-strategic-plan-and-public-policy-agenda
    • /about/leadership/katherine-cothern
    • /about/leadership/tonja-rucker-ph-d
    • /about/privacy-policy
    • /about/sign-up-for-enews
    • /about/vision-mission
    • /acerca/suscribase-a-nuestro-boletin
    • /appreciating-provider-health-and-wellness
    • and 90 more in the copied plan
  2. 2

    Fix description lengths

    +2 points, to 94

    Write a meta description of 70 to 165 characters that summarizes the page.

    61 pages

    See the pages
    • /about/audience
    • /about/child-care-aware-of-america/2020-2022-strategic-plan-and-public-policy-agenda
    • /about/leadership/katherine-cothern
    • /about/leadership/tonja-rucker-ph-d
    • /about/privacy-policy
    • /about/vision-mission
    • /acerca/suscribase-a-nuestro-boletin
    • /centro-de-coronavirus
    • /centro-de-coronavirus/pagina-de-destino-de-coronavirus
    • /checking-in-a-snapshot-of-the-child-care-landscape-2018-state-fact-sheets
    • and 51 more in the copied plan
  3. 3

    Link straight to the final address

    +2 points, to 96

    Point links and the sitemap at the final address, not at one that redirects.

    99 pages

    See the pages
    • /about/audience
    • /about/child-care-aware-of-america/2020-2022-strategic-plan-and-public-policy-agenda
    • /about/leadership/katherine-cothern
    • /about/leadership/tonja-rucker-ph-d
    • /about/privacy-policy
    • /about/sign-up-for-enews
    • /about/vision-mission
    • /acerca/suscribase-a-nuestro-boletin
    • /appreciating-provider-health-and-wellness
    • /benefits-of-gis-maps
    • and 89 more in the copied plan
  4. 4

    Describe images

    +2 points, to 98

    Describe every content image in its alt text.

    48 pages

    See the pages
    • /
    • /about/child-care-aware-of-america/2020-2022-strategic-plan-and-public-policy-agenda
    • /about/leadership/katherine-cothern
    • /about/leadership/tonja-rucker-ph-d
    • /about/sign-up-for-enews
    • /acerca/suscribase-a-nuestro-boletin
    • /benefits-of-gis-maps
    • /centro-de-coronavirus
    • /centro-de-coronavirus/pagina-de-destino-de-coronavirus
    • /checking-in-a-snapshot-of-the-child-care-landscape-2018-state-fact-sheets
    • and 38 more in the copied plan
  5. 5

    Fix title lengths

    +1 point, to 99

    Write a title of 15 to 65 characters that leads with what the page covers.

    27 pages

    See the pages
    • /
    • /about/audience
    • /about/privacy-policy
    • /checking-in-a-snapshot-of-the-child-care-landscape-2018-state-fact-sheets
    • /child-care-resource-and-referral/consumer-education-engagement/family-engagement-in-qris/qris-charts
    • /day-of-action
    • /familias
    • /families/engagement-for-families/vroom/vroom-webinars-2
    • /fee-assistancerespite/feeassistancerespiteproviders/arkansas
    • /fee-assistancerespite/feeassistancerespiteproviders/florida
    • and 17 more in the copied plan
  6. 6

    Use one main heading

    Under a point

    Give the page exactly one h1 that says what it is about.

    9 pages

    See the pages
    • /
    • /about/privacy-policy
    • /centro-de-asistencia-tecnica-y-cuidado-infantil-de-emergencia/at-para-proveedores-de-cuidado-infantil
    • /checking-in-a-snapshot-of-the-child-care-landscape-2018-state-fact-sheets
    • /massachusetts-mapping-the-gap
    • /millennial-map-2017
    • /our-issues/crisis-and-disaster-resources/build-a-kit
    • /parents-high-cost-child-care-2016
    • /training-academy
  7. 7

    Answer the first question right under it

    Under a point

    Answer the first question in the paragraph right under it, in 25 to 90 words. Whether the paragraph truly answers is for the judge or a person to say.

    2 pages

    See the pages
    • /resources/ccrr-search
    • /resources/printable-materials
  8. 8

    Show sources on guides

    Under a point

    Link the sources for the guide's facts where a reader can see them. Official and primary sources carry the most weight.

    2 pages

    See the pages
    • /resources/ccrr-search
    • /resources/printable-materials
  9. 9

    Show when guides were updated

    +1 point, to 100, and full marks

    Show when the guide was last updated, and set dateModified in its schema.

    2 pages

    See the pages
    • /resources/ccrr-search
    • /resources/printable-materials
11 more, to tidy up after 100
  1. 10

    Match structured data to the page

    Under a point

    Use the schema type that matches the page: Article for guides, Service or Product for offers, Organization or WebSite for the home page.

    2 pages

    See the pages
    • /resources/ccrr-search
    • /resources/printable-materials
  2. 11

    Add lists or tables

    Under a point

    Add a table, a list, or a definition list. Assistants quote these more readily than prose.

    2 pages

    See the pages
    • /resources/ccrr-search
    • /resources/printable-materials
  3. 12

    Put figures in tables

    Under a point

    Where the guide compares options or gives figures, put them in a table.

    2 pages

    See the pages
    • /resources/ccrr-search
    • /resources/printable-materials
  4. 13

    Name the publisher

    Under a point

    Name the author or publisher in the Article schema.

    2 pages

    See the pages
    • /resources/ccrr-search
    • /resources/printable-materials
  5. 14

    Speed up the server

    Under a point

    Cache pages or speed up the server. Crawlers give a slow site fewer visits.

    Once, for the whole site

  6. 15

    Phrase headings as questions

    Under a point

    Phrase at least one heading as the question a person would ask.

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /resources/ccrr-search
  7. 16

    Put the text in the HTML

    Under a point

    Put the page text in the HTML the server sends. Most AI crawlers do not run scripts.

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /resources/ccrr-search
  8. 17

    Add an llms.txt

    Under a point

    Add /llms.txt: a short plain text map of the site for assistants. Its effect is unproven, so treat it as cheap insurance.

    Once, for the whole site

  9. 18

    Add depth to thin pages

    Under a point

    Add true, specific detail until the page covers its subject.

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /resources/ccrr-search
  10. 19

    Add real images to content

    Under a point

    Add a photo, drawing, or chart as an img with alt text. A CSS background image has no alt text and is not read as part of the page.

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /resources/ccrr-search
  11. 20

    Replace unsupported sales claims

    Under a point

    Replace the sales claim with a fact that can be checked.

    1 page

    See the pages
    • /training-academy

What else the read found

Half its pages take over 1,270 ms to start answering, past the 800 ms a crawler is patient with. Caching or a faster server helps every page at once. One fetch a page, the way a crawler sees it.

  • /providers/opening-running-family-child-care-home/opening-family-child-care-home-action-steps2.0 s
  • /providers/opening-running-child-care-center/opening-child-care-center-action-steps1.9 s
  • /proveedores/abrir-centro-de-cuidado-de-ninos/abrir-centro-de-cuidado-de-ninos-pasos-de-accion1.9 s
  • /fee-assistancerespite/feeassistancerespiteproviders/north-dakota1.9 s
  • /families/ask-a-question1.8 s

Fastest: /, 48 ms. Heaviest: /proveedores/abrir-hogar-de-cuidado-de-ninos-familiar/abrir-hogar-de-cuidado-de-ninos-familiar-pasos-de-accion, 32 KB.

Read from its home page’s code and the headers its server sent. A tool that loads later, or only on other pages, is not seen here.

  • WordPressPlatform
  • CloudflareHosting
  • WP EngineHosting
  • Google Tag ManagerAnalytics
  • Google AnalyticsAnalytics
  • HubSpotMarketing
  • jQueryLibrary
  • Google FontsFonts
  • Font AwesomeFonts

From the structured data on its home page, as the site says it: an Organization named Child Care Aware® of America. mttr does not check the profiles it names.

  • FacebookChildCareAware
  • Xchildcareaware
  • Instagramusachildcare
  • YouTubeUCSkW93INfrLXx42g5MXwILw
pages with strong signs
0
hidden characters
0
chat, markdown or placeholders left in
0
dashes per 1,000 words
0.7

A sign is not proof. Hidden characters can carry a watermark or instructions meant for an AI, and they come off with a clean copy of the text.

  • / fails 4: Use one main heading, Add a tap-to-call link and Describe images1 page
  • /checking-in-a-snapshot-of-the-child-care-landscape-2018-state-fact-sheets fails 6: Use one main heading, Add a tap-to-call link and Fix description lengths1 page
  • /massachusetts-mapping-the-gap fails 5: Use one main heading, Add a tap-to-call link and Fix description lengths1 page
  • /millennial-map-2017 fails 5: Use one main heading, Add a tap-to-call link and Describe images1 page
  • /statefactsheets2017 fails 5: Add a tap-to-call link, Fix description lengths and Describe images1 page
  • /training-academy fails 5: Use one main heading, Add a tap-to-call link and Fix description lengths1 page
  • /centro-de-coronavirus fails 4: Add a tap-to-call link, Fix description lengths and Describe images1 page
  • /day-of-action fails 4: Add a tap-to-call link, Fix description lengths and Fix title lengths1 page
  • /familias fails 4: Add a tap-to-call link, Describe images and Fix title lengths1 page
  • /family-engagement-qris-infographic fails 4: Add a tap-to-call link, Fix description lengths and Describe images1 page
  • /parents-high-cost-child-care-2016 fails 4: Use one main heading, Add a tap-to-call link and Fix description lengths1 page
  • /benefits-of-gis-maps fails 3: Add a tap-to-call link, Describe images and Link straight to the final address1 page

And 24 more parts of the site.

The read stopped at its page limit, so pages no link leads to cannot be told from pages it did not reach, and neither is reported.

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