
Browse 10,151 child daycare & preschools across California. 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 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.
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.
| Daycare Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Childcare & Pre-school | 10,151 |
| Headstart Programs | 868 |
| Religious / Church Based Daycare | 300 |
| Before or After School | 1,069 |
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One parent highlights the staff's kindness, good communication, and positive impact on their child's development, while another criticizes the high cost and restrictive policies for subsidy recipients. A separate review notes that the facility charges for days when the center is closed for extended vacations, resulting in significant out-of-pocket expenses for families.
The reviews appear to be mixed and largely off-topic, with many comments about apartment living rather than preschool services. The few daycare-related comments mention friendly staff and basic satisfaction, though facility concerns are noted.
SETA Sharon Neese Early Learning Center receives mixed reviews with significant concerns about communication, staff professionalism, and educational quality. While one parent praised it as a good kindergarten prep, the majority of reviews highlight poor parent communication, disorganization, unprofessional staff conduct, and lack of academic instruction. Multiple locations show consistent issues with administrative responsiveness and waitlist management.
Buhach Preschool has highly polarized reviews with strong praise from some long-term families and severe safety and management concerns from others. Supporters highlight quality curriculum alignment and family-like care, while critics report unlocked facilities, understaffed operations, pest infestations, poor supervision leading to injuries, and unprofessional staff conduct.
Some parents report warm staff and engaging activities, while others cite safety concerns including unexplained injuries and disciplinary handling. One reviewer describes the environment as loving and family-like, whereas another notes their child was scratched and disciplined unfairly. The few reviews so far highlight both positive staff interactions and serious safety complaints.
Feedback for KIDANGO CESAR CHAVEZ is mixed, with one parent reporting a positive experience regarding staff patience and child adaptation, while others cite significant issues with billing transparency and enrollment practices. Parents describe conflicting information about costs and part-time availability, alleging that staff misled them about free or subsidized options before revealing high monthly fees. Additionally, one review notes a perceived lack of teacher interest in the children.
SAE SSAK PRESCHOOL has extremely polarized reviews. Two parents praise the nice staff and summer activities, while four parents report serious concerns including aggressive teacher behavior, inadequate supervision, unsanitary conditions with pest infestations, and safety issues with older students negatively influencing younger children.
St. James Lutheran Preschool receives highly polarized reviews, with strong praise from some parents citing the director Linda and staff's care and safety focus, but severe criticism from others who report inadequate education, unprofessional management, and retaliatory expulsion practices. Recent reviews suggest significant staff turnover and quality decline.
Parents highlight the caregiver's loving, personalized attention and clean, educational environment, though one reviewer warns that the facility's residential furniture poses safety hazards for toddlers. A former client expresses deep appreciation for the long-term care provided, while another criticizes the home setting for lacking child-proofed safety standards.
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