The company, which was founded in 2006, focuses largely on matching families with nannies and babysitters.

(WTHR) — Care.com has removed tens of thousands of unverified listings.

An investigative report by the Wall Street Journal, shows that about 46,594 businesses listed on the site were removed by Care.com.

The company, which was founded in 2006, focuses largely on matching families with nannies and babysitters.

WSJ found that hundreds of day-care centers listed on the site were not state licensed. The investigative report also showed the company's limited vetting of the caregivers on the site, some of which even had prior police records.

A company spokeswoman told WSJ that the company had removed 45 percent of day-care centers in its database.

In March, Care.com said it would no longer allow caregivers to begin applying for jobs on the site until the company had completed a “preliminary screening," following an incident where twin toddlers drowned at an unlicensed day care which was listed on Care's website.