How do you verify a birth date?

I don't need a copy of a birth certificate. I'd just like to verify a birth date. A parent has submitted a birth certificate that appears to be altered for a pageant, and I would like the verify the date before the pageant. Isn't births a matter of public record? How can I find proof of the actual birthdate so that I can prove this was indeed altered? |||Present it to your state's vital records department for verification. Birth records are no longer a matter of public record due to the many identity theft possibilities.|||No, this information is not public. All I can suggest is to ask the parent to provide another form of ID, perhaps a school ID?





Or an original, stamped copy of the BC.