Accessibility

Our commitment

Childery is built for parents researching daycare quality — often on phones, often distracted, sometimes with a sleeping baby in one arm. Accessibility is not a feature; it's a baseline assumption about how the site is used.

We target the WCAG 2.1 Level AA standard. Some places we go further; in others we're working to catch up.

What we test for

• All interactive elements are reachable by keyboard, with visible focus rings.
• All images have meaningful alt text or are marked decorative.
• Color contrast meets at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text and UI controls.
• Forms use labels (visible or screen-reader-only) tied to inputs.
• Touch targets are at least 44×44 pixels on mobile.
• Body and form text is at least 16 pixels (no iOS auto-zoom on focus).
• Animations and transitions respect prefers-reduced-motion.
• Pages render and remain usable without JavaScript for the core content.

Known gaps

The map view (when it ships) will rely on canvas rendering; we'll provide a non-map list view as the primary path so screen reader users have a parallel experience. Per-daycare pages will continue to be the primary, fully-accessible surface.

Reporting a barrier

If something on the site doesn't work for you, please tell us. Email contact@childery.com with the page URL and what went wrong. We commit to responding within 14 days and addressing critical issues within 30.

Audits

We run automated accessibility audits in CI on every pull request (axe-core via Lighthouse). Manual audits with screen readers run periodically. Audit results inform our changelog and corrections page.