
Browse 6,486 daycare centers across New York. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.
Finding the right daycare center for your child is crucial. Understanding the landscape of childcare services in New York can make the decision-making process smoother.
New York has about 6,486 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.
Compare the average fees charged by daycare centers in New York. Consider your budget while ensuring that the chosen daycare offers the necessary services and quality care.
There are 6,486 daycares in New York: 186 headstart facilities, 422 before/after school centers, 136 religious facility daycares, and 5,742 childcare and preschool centers.
| Daycare Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Childcare & Pre-school | 5,742 |
| Headstart Programs | 186 |
| Religious / Church Based Daycare | 136 |
| Before or After School | 422 |
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This Bright Horizons backup care center in the MetLife building receives mostly positive reviews praising its clean facilities, efficient staff, and organized operations. However, a couple of negative experiences highlight concerns about communication during separation anxiety and staff attitudes toward backup care families.
Reviews are highly polarized. Positive reviews praise warm, friendly staff, good activities, and detailed daily reports, particularly for backup care. Negative reviews cite administrative inefficiency with allergy documentation, poor front desk customer service, lack of illness notifications, and concerns about staff behavior.
Parents overwhelmingly praise this Bright Horizons location for its warm, caring staff and clean facilities. Most reviewers highlight excellent communication through daily photos and detailed reports, and note that children enjoy attending. One reviewer raised concerns about complaints documented in a New York Times article from February 2026.
The reviews provided do not appear to be for a daycare program but rather for a YMCA hostel/gym facility. The reviews mention hotel rooms, fitness facilities, pools, and overnight accommodations rather than childcare services.
Sesame Flyers Intl is highly praised for its community cultural events, beautiful costumes, and welcoming staff. Parents appreciate the organization's role in preserving Caribbean culture and its 36-year presence in the East Flatbush community. The center offers programs for children and creates positive community experiences.
Brightside Academy-DeKalb has received overwhelmingly negative reviews citing serious operational and safety concerns, including staff turnover, unpaid wages, inadequate supervision, and incidents of child injury. One positive review praised the curriculum and caring teachers, but was vastly outnumbered by complaints about unprofessional management, lack of learning structure, and failure to address safety incidents.
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