Children at daycare

10,151 Child Daycare & Preschools in California

Browse 10,151 child daycare & preschools across California. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.

Choosing Daycare Centers in California

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

California has about 12,388 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.

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

Daycare Breakdown in California

There are 12,388 daycares in California: 868 headstart facilities, 1,069 before/after school centers, 300 religious facility daycares, and 10,151 childcare and preschool centers.

Childcare & Pre-school

Find the best childcare & pre-school in California

Find near me

Headstart Programs

Find the best headstart programs in California

Find near me

Religious / Church Based Daycare

Find the best religious / church based daycare in California

Find near me

Before or After School

Find the best before or after school in California

Find near me

All Child Daycare & Preschools in California

Showing 10,151 results

A Child'S Place An Early Education Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5
Address
1542 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA
Phone
(760) 325-5577
A Child'S Place An Early Education Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5
Address
1534 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA
Phone
(760) 835-1586
Abc Child Care Village
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

ABC Child Care Village receives consistently high praise from parents for its warm, caring staff and nurturing environment. Parents highlight the teachers' attentiveness, patience, and genuine love for the children, along with strong curriculum offerings, particularly in the kindergarten program. The facility is noted for going above and beyond in creating a welcoming community atmosphere.

Warm and caring staffattentive teachersstrong kindergarten program
Address
40045 Village Road, Temecula, CA
Phone
(951) 491-0940
Children'S Cottage Infant Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

Children's Cottage Infant Center receives overwhelmingly positive reviews praising dedicated, caring staff who provide personalized attention and regular communication with parents. The facility offers engaging activities, outdoor space, and a warm community environment. However, a small number of older reviews raise concerns about overcrowding, staff qualifications, and strict enrollment policies with no trial period.

Caring and dedicated teacherspersonalized attention to children's needsregular photo/text updates to parents
Address
900 Hodgson Street, Eureka, CA
Phone
(707) 445-8119
Hazel'S Christian Preschool&Child Care Center II
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5
Address
1528 Oakdale Rd, Modesto, CA
Phone
(209) 521-4422
Porterville College Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

This appears to be a data collection error, as the reviews are for Porterville College (a higher education institution) rather than the Porterville College Child Development Center. The college reviews are uniformly positive, praising campus cleanliness, supportive staff, and small class sizes, though they do not evaluate childcare services.

Clean campussupportive staffsmall class sizes
Address
100 E. College, Porterville, CA
Phone
(559) 791-2272
Ready Set Grow Infant
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

Ready Set Grow Infant receives consistently excellent reviews with all 5-star ratings. Parents praise the warm, caring staff, strong communication, clean facility, and child development outcomes. Children reportedly enjoy attending and form genuine attachments to teachers and the center.

Caring and attentive staffexcellent parent communication with daily updates and photosclean and safe facility
Address
728 Pepper Drive, El Cajon, CA
Phone
(619) 448-4585
The Gift Of Kids INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

THE GIFT OF KIDS INC. receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents who praise the owner Jenn and staff for warm, attentive care and creating a safe, engaging environment. Children show strong social and academic development, and parents report high staff morale and retention. One parent reported a serious incident involving undocumented injuries to their child and alleged negligence in supervision.

Warmcaring staff who treat children like familylow staf
Address
5130 Golden Foothill Parkway, El Dorado Hills, CA
Phone
(916) 521-1835
Kenesset Israel Torah Ctr (Ps)
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

Parents describe KENESSET ISRAEL TORAH CTR as a welcoming, friendly facility with a strong community atmosphere. The center offers vegetarian-friendly options and features nice landscaping. It is affiliated with a smaller Modern Orthodox synagogue and hosts Jewish cultural events.

Friendly staff and communityvegetarian-friendly mealsnice landscaping
Address
1159 Morse Ave, Sacramento, CA
Phone
(916) 481-1159
Icoe - Cds Room To Grow Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5
Address
474 S. Palm, Brawley, CA
Phone
(760) 351-0556
Cccds-Rafael L. Silva Migrant Child Develop. Ctr
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5
Address
18926 W Henry Miller Rd, Los Banos, CA
Phone
(209) 827-2783
Palo Verde Community College Child Dev. Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

Parents praise Palo Verde Community College Child Development Center for its small class sizes, one-on-one instruction, and friendly staff who provide personalized attention. The facility is noted for up-to-date equipment and helpful financial aid services. One reviewer reported a website security issue.

small classesone-on-one time with instructorsup-to-date equipment
Address
557 N. Lovekin Blvd, Blythe, CA
Phone
(760) 922-8714
E Center Hs Pgms - Chico Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5
Address
2205 Elm Street, Chico, CA
Phone
(530) 895-3629
S.T.A.R.S.
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5
Address
1402 Golden Hill Rd., Paso Robles, CA
Phone
(805) 238-0200
Tutor Time Child Care Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

Tutor Time Highland receives consistently positive feedback from parents who praise the caring, attentive staff and clean, welcoming environment. Parents highlight the center's communication through apps and daily updates, strong leadership from director Mrs. Araceli, and children's enthusiasm about attending. Multiple parents report significant developmental progress and successful milestone achievements such as potty training.

Caring and patient staffclean and or
Address
7191 Boulder Avenue, Highland, CA
Phone
(909) 864-0829
San Jose Grail Family Services
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

Parents consistently praise San Jose Grail Family Services for its quality childcare, preschool programs, and educational support. The organization is noted for caring and professional staff, valuable reading programs, and a safe, engaging environment for infants through preschool-aged children. One reviewer suggested improving teacher diversity and language capabilities.

Professional and caring staffhigh-quality preschool programreading support programs
Address
2003 E. San Antonio Street, San Jose, CA
Phone
(408) 347-7892
Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

Parents consistently praise Tutor Time of Cypress for providing a safe, nurturing environment with caring and attentive staff. The facility is noted for its cleanliness, structured curriculum, daily communication through photos and camera access, and strong positive impact on child development. Families report feeling confident and at ease with their children's care.

Caring and attentive staffsafe environmentcleanliness
Address
5805 Corporate Avenue, Cypress, CA
Phone
(714) 484-1000
Connecting Kids
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

These reviews appear to be for a church facility rather than a daycare center. The facility receives praise for its welcoming community, worship services, and various programs including summer camps for children. One reviewer mentioned their child attended summer camp and enjoyed the activities and field trips.

Welcoming and friendly communityquality worship servicessummer camps and activities for children
Address
18800 Norwalk Blvd, Artesia, CA
Phone
(562) 924-4466
Figueroa Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5
Address
521 N. Figueroa, Santa Ana, CA
Phone
(714) 554-7170
Children'S Crisis Center-Guardian House
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

Parents consistently praise Children's Crisis Center-Guardian House as a highly supportive community resource with kind and attentive staff. Multiple reviewers highlight the center's comprehensive programs, counseling services, and educational activities that have positively impacted their families. The facility is described as welcoming, safe, and instrumental in helping families feel accepted and connected to their local community.

Supportive and kind staffhelpfu
Address
246 West F Street, Oakdale, CA
Phone
(209) 577-0138
Robinhood Montessori
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

Parents consistently praise Robinhood Montessori for its authentic Montessori approach, clean and well-prepared environment, and genuinely caring staff who treat children as individuals. Families report their children are excited to attend, show significant developmental growth, and thrive in the mixed-age, hands-on learning environment. Multiple parents describe the school as a 'home away from home' with leadership that goes above and beyond expectations.

Authentic Montessori philosophy and implementationspotless and organized environmentloving and attentive teachers
Address
27500 Marguerite Parkway, #6, Mission Viejo, CA
Phone
(949) 364-6342
Wiz Child Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5
Address
121 West Arbor Vitae Street, Inglewood, CA
Phone
(310) 671-4246
Lake Tahoe Community College Child Devel Ctr
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

Note: The reviews provided are for Lake Tahoe Community College, not the child development center. Based on available information, no parent reviews of the daycare center were found. The Google rating of 4.5/5 is listed but with 0 reviews.

None mentioned for the child development center
Address
One College Dr, South Lake Tahoe, CA
Phone
(530) 541-4660
Little Diamonds Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

Parents consistently praise Little Diamonds Preschool for its caring, patient staff who treat children like their own. The facility is noted for quality instruction across multiple activity levels, individualized attention to each child's strengths and weaknesses, and excellent customer service. Multiple families report long-term enrollment (4+ years) and high satisfaction with their children's progress and experience.

Patient and caring staffindividualized instruction based on child's abilitiesattention to detail
Address
2015 Elkins Way, Suite A, Brentwood, CA
Phone
(925) 516-6619
Oaks Children'S Center INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

Parents consistently praise OAKS Children's Center for providing a loving, nurturing environment where children thrive emotionally and academically. The center is known for caring and patient staff, strong leadership, enriching activities including music and chapel, and excellent preparation for kindergarten. Multiple families report their children eagerly attend and show significant growth and confidence.

Caring and patient staffloving environmentstrong director leadership
Address
10200 Campus Park Drive, Bakersfield, CA
Phone
(661) 665-2525
Montessori School Of Fremont
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

Montessori School of Fremont receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, with most praising the authentic Montessori curriculum, dedicated teachers, beautiful campus and playground, and close-knit community environment. One parent reported poor communication regarding waitlist status and enrollment eligibility.

Authentic Montessori methodsresponsive and caring teachersgood student-teacher ratio
Address
155 Washington Boulevard, Fremont, CA
Phone
(510) 490-0919
Newark Community Center Annex
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

Reviews praise Newark Community Center Annex as a clean, well-maintained facility with excellent amenities. Parents appreciate the spacious grounds, recreational facilities, and pleasant environment for gatherings and outdoor activities.

Clean facilitiesample spacewalking trails
Address
35501 Cedar Boulevard, Newark, CA
Phone
(510) 578-4434
Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy receives consistently high praise from parents for its nurturing environment, experienced staff, and strong academic curriculum. Parents report significant child development across academic, social, and emotional domains, with particular appreciation for individual attention and thoughtful Montessori-based learning. The facility features well-maintained classrooms, large outdoor play areas, and transparent communication with parents.

Address
1425 Old Piedmont Road, San Jose, CA
Phone
(408) 923-5151
Santa Fe Kids Company Of California
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

Santa Fe Kids Company of California receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, with parents praising the caring staff, strong academics, reasonable pricing, and responsive management. One parent reported dissatisfaction with how staff handled their toddler's adjustment period on the first day.

Caring and friendly staff with low turnoverchildren flourishing socially and academicallygood value for cost
Address
11304 Washington Blvd., Whittier, CA
Phone
(562) 695-8872
Little Genius Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.5

Little Genius Academy receives consistently high praise from parents who highlight the caring, patient staff and owners (Lena and Tamara) who make children feel loved and valued. Parents appreciate the clean facilities, age-appropriate curriculum, frequent outdoor play, engaging activities, daily photo updates via Brightwheel, provided meals, and flexible extended hours (7am-7pm). Multiple families have enrolled multiple children and remained enrolled for years, indicating strong satisfaction and retention.

Patient and caring staffaccessible ownersclean facilities
Address
2151 Olympic Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA
Phone
(925) 947-2952

Page 103 of 339· 10,151 results

Frequently asked questions

There are 10,151 child daycare & preschools daycares across California. Browse by city to find options near you.
All licensed daycare facilities in California are listed in our directory. You can also verify a facility's license status through California'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 California, consider:
  • Licensing status and inspection history
  • Staff-to-child ratios (California 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 California 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.