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694 Daycare Centers in Vermont

Browse 694 daycare centers across Vermont. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.

Choosing Daycare Centers in Vermont

Finding the right daycare center for your child is crucial. Understanding the landscape of childcare services in Vermont can make the decision-making process smoother.

Vermont has about 694 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.

Compare the average fees charged by daycare centers in Vermont. Consider your budget while ensuring that the chosen daycare offers the necessary services and quality care.

Daycare Breakdown in Vermont

There are 694 daycares in Vermont: 11 headstart facilities, 150 before/after school centers, 12 religious facility daycares, and 521 childcare and preschool centers.

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Steamworks Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.3

Parents consistently praise STEAMworks Preschool for its caring, dedicated staff and enriching educational activities. Children show enthusiasm for attending and demonstrate significant growth in social skills and academics. The director Amy and teachers like Crystal, Lauren, Nikki, and Tess receive particular recognition for their commitment and individualized attention to each child.

Caring and dedicated teachersenriching STEAM-based activitiesstrong communication with parents
Address
51 Center Road, Essex, VT
Phone
(802) 871-3376
Quality
Heartworks And Renaissance Schools
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.3

Heartworks and Renaissance Schools in Burlington receives consistently high praise from parents who highlight the caring, dedicated teaching staff and nurturing environment. Parents report strong academic, social, and emotional growth in their children, with particular appreciation for outdoor learning opportunities and individualized attention. The center is noted for excellent communication, accommodating special needs, and creating an engaging atmosphere where children are excited to attend.

Dedicated and compassionate teachersstrong academic and social developmentoutdoor learning opportunities
Address
102 Lake Street, Burlington, VT
Phone
(802) 985-2153
Quality
Cvoeo St Albans First Congregational Church
Church Daycare
4.2

This listing appears to be for a church facility rather than a daycare center. Reviews praise the welcoming community, inclusive leadership, and support services. The facility is noted for its beautiful historic building and friendly congregation.

Welcoming and inclusive communitysupportive leadershipbeautiful historic building with pipe organ
Address
27 Church St, St Albans, VT
Phone
(802) 528-5718
Quality
The Homestead: A Part 2 Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2

The Homestead receives predominantly positive feedback, with most parents praising the staff, teachers, and facilities as excellent. Parents highlight strong communication and note their children are happy and engaged. One review cited unprofessional administration, contrasting sharply with other experiences.

Staff and teachersFacilities and playgroundCommunication
Address
1475 Shelburne Road, South Burlington, VT
Phone
(802) 825-2144
Quality
Cvoeo Swanton
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2

Reviews praise CVOEO Swanton for exceptional customer service and comprehensive community assistance programs. Parents highlight helpful staff who go above and beyond, offering free tax preparation, financial budgeting classes, housing assistance, and emergency rent support. The organization is credited with preventing homelessness and helping families in financial crisis.

Helpful and kind stafffast approval processesfree tax assistance
Address
45 Church Street, Swanton, VT
Phone
(802) 868-6383
Rutland County Head Start Meadow Street
Headstart Programs
4.2

Rutland County Head Start Meadow Street receives mostly positive feedback from parents, with many praising the staff quality and caring environment. The facility has strong support for multi-year enrollment. One parent raised concerns about classroom staffing levels and student-to-teacher ratios.

Excellent staffcaring environmentgreat for children's learning and development
Address
78 Meadow Street, Rutland, VT
Phone
(802) 775-8225
Quality
Stepping Stones Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2

One parent highlights Director Cassie Woodell's leadership and compassionate, home-like environment, while another appreciates the professional teaching approach and outdoor activities. A separate review raises serious safety concerns regarding privacy breaches and court order violations.

Outstanding and caring directorfamily-like environmentprofessional teaching
Address
3628 Route 103, Cavendish, VT
Phone
(802) 226-7760
Quality
Whiting Community Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2

One reviewer highlights the facility's strong religious foundation, noting a focus on faith. The single available feedback emphasizes spiritual values over other operational details.

Strong religious emphasis
Address
87 South Main Street, Whiting, VT
Phone
(802) 623-7991
Quality
Loveworks Child Care Centers INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2

Loveworks Child Care Centers in Essex receives consistently high praise from parents. All 10 reviews are 5-star ratings, with parents highlighting excellent teacher engagement, strong communication, and their children's happiness and development at the center.

Caring and dedicated teachersexcellent parent-child transitionsopen daily communication with directors and staff
Address
25 Pinecrest Drive, Essex, VT
Phone
(802) 879-2021
Quality
Sports & Fitness Edge Kids & Fitness
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2

Sports & Fitness Edge Kids & Fitness is highly rated for its caring, experienced staff and comprehensive programming including sports instruction, music classes, and kindergarten preparation. Parents praise the clean facilities, responsive management, and welcoming community atmosphere. The facility offers strong fitness amenities alongside quality childcare services.

Caring and long-tenured staffexcellent sports programming (swimmingtennis
Address
4 Morse Drive, Essex, VT
Phone
(802) 879-7734
Quality
The Lund Family Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.1

Reviewers describe THE LUND FAMILY CENTER as a helpful and wonderful organization that provides answers to questions and creates positive outcomes for women. One parent expresses strong affection for the center's mission and values.

helpful on various servicesanswers questionswonderful place
Address
50 Joy Drive, South Burlington, VT
Phone
(802) 861-2156
Quality
Abc & Lol Child Care Center & Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.1

ABC & LOL Child Care Center receives unanimous praise from parents across multiple locations and age groups. Parents consistently highlight the nurturing environment, experienced staff, strong communication, and educational quality. Families report feeling confident in the center's care, including for children with special medical needs.

Nurturing and supportive environmentexperienced and caring staffdaily communication and photo updates
Address
1448 Memorial Drive, St Johnsbury, VT
Phone
(802) 473-2772
Quality
Ossd Braintree After School Program
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.1

BASE receives overwhelmingly positive reviews (9 five-star ratings) praising the caring staff, educational curriculum, and diverse enrichment activities. Two one-star reviews cite staff attitude, insufficient support for special needs, favoritism, and excessive donation requests. Parents consistently highlight significant child development and strong safety protocols.

Caring and nurturing staffstrong academic curriculumorganized extracurricular activities (gymnas
Address
66 Bent Hill Road, Braintree, VT
Phone
(802) 728-9373
Quality
Stafford Children'S Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.1

NOTICE: The reviews provided are for Stafford Technical School, not Stafford Children's Center daycare. The reviews discuss adult education programs in machining, welding, medical assistance, and cosmetology, not childcare services. No actual daycare reviews are available for this facility.

Supportive staffknowledgeable instructorsexcellent facilities
Address
8 Stratton Road, Rutland, VT
Phone
(802) 770-1042
Quality
Loveworks Child Care Centers INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
4

Loveworks South Burlington has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise caring teachers, engaging curriculum, and daily communication. Negative reviews cite severe staff turnover, organizational issues, inconsistent care, frequent closures, and significant annual price increases.

Warm and caring teachersquality infant and preschool curriculumdaily updates and photos via app
Address
1820 Shelburne Rd, South Burlington, VT
Phone
(802) 859-0044
Hand In Hand Creative Learning Center INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
4

Parents highlight the center's friendly, caring staff and engaging, educational curriculum, noting that children often love attending. However, one review reports a negative experience with waitlist management, citing broken promises regarding spot availability and unprofessional interactions with the owner.

Kind and caring stafffun and instructive curriculumclean facility
Address
3 Oliver Wight Drive, Essex, VT
Phone
(802) 879-9955
Quality
Annette'S Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
4

One parent notes their daughter has thrived over a year and a half due to attentive, supportive staff and strong community connections, while another reports both children are engaged and happy across full-day and after-school programs. Reviewers highlight the ease of connecting with teachers and the responsiveness of support staff.

attentive staffsupportive environmentencouraging care
Address
96 Pond Road, Hinesburg, VT
Phone
(802) 482-2525
Blooming Minds Enrichment Center LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
4

Blooming Minds receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, with most praising the caring staff, educational quality, and family-owned atmosphere. However, one parent reported that the center lacks staff to accommodate children with disabilities.

caring and compassionate stafffamily-owned and operatedchildren learn new things daily
Address
1 Lemnah Drive, St Albans, VT
Phone
(802) 527-7050
Quality
Y School Age Program At Waterbury
Before or After School Daycare
4

Parents highlight the program's engaging activities and strong community aspect, with one reviewer noting the value of the newsletter for staying informed about events. A second parent describes the environment as amazing and appreciates the opportunity to connect with other mothers.

engaging activitieshelpful newslettercommunity building
Address
47 Stowe Street, Waterbury, VT
Phone
(802) 652-8190
Quality
Going Places Learning Center (Ckm Child Care LLC)
Child Daycare & Preschools
4
Address
12 Field Road, Fairfax, VT
Phone
(802) 849-9030
Parentchild Center INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
4

ParentChild Center Inc. receives mixed reviews with strong polarization. Some parents praise the staff as caring and supportive, describing a welcoming family-like environment. However, other parents raise serious concerns about staff responsiveness, safety protocols, transparency, and handling of medical emergencies and child incidents.

Caring and helpful staffwelcoming and family-like atmospheresupportive of parent growth and learning
Address
51 Charles Street, Middlebury, VT
Phone
(802) 388-3171
Quality
Mary Johnson Children'S Center INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
4

Parents highlight the center's magical, creative, and nurturing environment, noting that children thrive and enjoy attending daily. However, prospective families have reported significant issues with waitlist communication, describing it as unprofessional and causing frustration due to being strung along without actual service experience.

great careopportunities for growthmagical environment
Address
81 Water Street, Middlebury, VT
Phone
(802) 388-2853
Quality
Parentchild Center INC (Addison County)
Child Daycare & Preschools
4

Parent reviews are highly polarized. Some parents praise the center for being helpful, supportive, and family-oriented with caring staff. However, other parents report serious concerns including medical emergencies being mishandled, lack of transparency, inappropriate interrogation of children, DCF involvement patterns, and allowing individuals with mental health/substance abuse issues unsupervised access to children.

Caring and helpful stafffamily-oriented environmentwarm welcome
Address
126 Monroe Street, Middlebury, VT
Phone
(802) 388-3171
Quality
Little Lambs Preschool At Trinity Baptist
Child Daycare & Preschools
4

One parent highlights the staff's genuine care, structured learning environment, and success with potty training and cognitive development, while another grandmother praises the innovative teaching and cleanliness. Conversely, a separate family reports a serious safety incident involving unattended children, followed by billing errors, rude administrative behavior, and an abrupt, unreimbursed dismissal.

caring staffstructured learningpotty training support
Address
300 Trinity Drive, Williston, VT
Phone
(802) 879-9008
Quality
Stonewood School North LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
4

Feedback for Stonewood School North is mixed, with one parent highlighting a safe, communicative, and dedicated staff, while others report serious concerns regarding unprofessionalism, lack of communication, and poor care standards. Specific complaints include frequent staff turnover, untrained personnel, disrespectful treatment of parents, and instances where children are not fed. The facility is also described by critics as having a non-stimulating environment, hygiene issues, and questionable operational practices.

daily and monthly updatesdedicated teachersstrong teacher training
Address
145 Pine Haven Shores Rd, Shelburne, VT
Phone
(802) 985-8118
Winooski Family Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.9

A few parents highlight the center's convenient location and friendly staff, describing it as a great community hub with great people. Conversely, one reviewer expresses strong dissatisfaction, alleging severe neglect of students by teachers and urging government intervention to close the facility.

Great locationcommunity hubgreat people
Address
87 Elm Street, Winooski, VT
Phone
(802) 655-1422
Quality
Greater Burlington Ymca
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.9

This is a highly-rated YMCA facility in Burlington that offers member childcare services alongside gym amenities. Parents praise the modern, clean facility with excellent equipment, pool, and fitness classes. The childcare service is highlighted as enabling parents to exercise while their children are cared for.

Modern and clean facilityexcellent equipment varietymember childcare available
Address
266 College Street, Burlington, VT
Phone
(802) 652-8152
Cubs Child Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.8

Parents highlight the staff's caring nature and the facility's extensive outdoor play spaces and amenities. However, some note the high daily cost and one reviewer reports a negative interaction with front desk staff.

caring staffexcellent communicationnature-focused environment
Address
142 Red Sled Road, Stowe, VT
Phone
(802) 253-3686
Quality
The Y Aspire @ Dummerston School
Before or After School Daycare
3.8

One parent highlights the convenience of finding the location and the availability of multiple sports fields, while another notes a generally positive experience. Feedback is limited, with one review offering no substantive critique beyond informal slang.

easy to findmultiple sports fieldsgenerally positive experience
Address
52 Schoolhouse Road, Dummerston, VT
Phone
(802) 463-4769
Quality
Little Lakers Academy LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.7

Parents highlight the facility's engaging curriculum, clean environment, and friendly staff, with several noting their children's happiness and effective communication via the Hi Mama app. However, some families report significant issues with administrative professionalism and strict, potentially misunderstood state compliance policies that resulted in unnecessary interruptions.

engaging curriculumclean facilitiespositive and supportive staff
Address
73 Prim Road, Colchester, VT
Phone
(802) 864-5437
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Frequently asked questions

There are 694 all daycares across Vermont. Browse by city to find options near you.
All licensed daycare facilities in Vermont are listed in our directory. You can also verify a facility's license status through Vermont's childcare licensing agency. Licensed facilities must meet state standards for safety, health, staff-to-child ratios, and staff qualifications.
When comparing daycare options in Vermont, consider:
  • Licensing status and inspection history
  • Staff-to-child ratios (Vermont sets minimum requirements by age group)
  • Staff qualifications and training
  • Safety measures and facility cleanliness
  • Parent reviews and Google ratings
  • Curriculum and daily schedule
  • Location, hours, and cost
Daycare costs in Vermont vary by location, child's age, and facility type. Full-time center-based care typically ranges from $150 to $400+ per week. Infant care is generally more expensive due to lower staff-to-child ratio requirements. Urban areas tend to have higher costs than rural areas.