Child Care Centers in California

California is home to 6,286 licensed child care centers. No quality rating is published for these listings; confirm licensing, hours, ages served, and costs directly with the provider. Browse by city below to find local listings.

Cities with child care centers in California

Los Angeles, CA 1,447 providers San Francisco, CA 717 providers San Diego, CA 1,035 providers San Jose, CA 663 providers Sacramento, CA 725 providers Fresno, CA 317 providers Oakland, CA 335 providers Long Beach, CA 316 providers Stockton, CA 323 providers Bakersfield, CA 367 providers Fremont, CA 232 providers Santa Ana, CA 148 providers Anaheim, CA 156 providers Riverside, CA 133 providers Irvine, CA 202 providers Santa Monica, CA 80 providers Modesto, CA 179 providers Pomona, CA 106 providers San Mateo, CA 139 providers Pasadena, CA 103 providers Santa Barbara, CA 80 providers Berkeley, CA 108 providers Fontana, CA 105 providers Compton, CA 138 providers Sunnyvale, CA 180 providers Torrance, CA 90 providers Elk Grove, CA 147 providers Oceanside, CA 97 providers Chula Vista, CA 271 providers Hayward, CA 137 providers Palo Alto, CA 77 providers Santa Clara, CA 125 providers Santa Rosa, CA 152 providers Alameda, CA 84 providers Glendale, CA 229 providers Lancaster, CA 158 providers Redwood City, CA 101 providers San Bernardino, CA 118 providers Ventura, CA 92 providers Roseville, CA 146 providers Vista, CA 73 providers Concord, CA 117 providers Milpitas, CA 76 providers Escondido, CA 107 providers La Mesa, CA 59 providers Fullerton, CA 56 providers Livermore, CA 69 providers Inglewood, CA 111 providers North Hollywood, CA 131 providers Burbank, CA 84 providers Chico, CA 75 providers Richmond, CA 114 providers San Rafael, CA 93 providers Whittier, CA 113 providers Culver City, CA 53 providers Danville, CA 37 providers Dublin, CA 81 providers Fairfield, CA 114 providers Garden Grove, CA 74 providers Orange, CA 58 providers Murrieta, CA 68 providers San Luis Obispo, CA 51 providers San Ramon, CA 72 providers Santa Maria, CA 321 providers Tracy, CA 85 providers Van Nuys, CA 119 providers Walnut Creek, CA 63 providers Corona, CA 91 providers Costa Mesa, CA 47 providers El Cajon, CA 328 providers Mission Viejo, CA 61 providers Rancho Cordova, CA 64 providers San Leandro, CA 54 providers Santa Cruz, CA 63 providers South San Francisco, CA 69 providers Visalia, CA 133 providers Cupertino, CA 56 providers Folsom, CA 65 providers Lake Forest, CA 48 providers Palmdale, CA 137 providers Rialto, CA 69 providers Carlsbad, CA 60 providers Daly City, CA 41 providers Encinitas, CA 40 providers Menlo Park, CA 51 providers Napa, CA 76 providers Pleasant Hill, CA 45 providers San Marcos, CA 53 providers La Puente, CA 89 providers Antioch, CA 89 providers Citrus Heights, CA 71 providers Moreno Valley, CA 126 providers Novato, CA 50 providers Rancho Cucamonga, CA 47 providers West Covina, CA 48 providers Woodland Hills, CA 53 providers Carmichael, CA 64 providers Davis, CA 43 providers Goleta, CA 22 providers Merced, CA 101 providers Mountain View, CA 44 providers Oxnard, CA 208 providers Pleasanton, CA 48 providers Rocklin, CA 61 providers Thousand Oaks, CA 37 providers Woodland, CA 59 providers Yorba Linda, CA 31 providers Alhambra, CA 51 providers Baldwin Park, CA 51 providers Chino, CA 38 providers Huntington Beach, CA 59 providers La Jolla, CA 21 providers Lomita, CA 21 providers Morgan Hill, CA 28 providers Norwalk, CA 80 providers San Pedro, CA 40 providers Temecula, CA 46 providers Yuba City, CA 91 providers Brentwood, CA 56 providers Camarillo, CA 31 providers Campbell, CA 29 providers Canoga Park, CA 40 providers Canyon Country, CA 24 providers El Monte, CA 74 providers Indio, CA 90 providers Manhattan Beach, CA 25 providers Manteca, CA 65 providers Newark, CA 35 providers Northridge, CA 59 providers Pico Rivera, CA 42 providers Salinas, CA 211 providers Tustin, CA 57 providers Vacaville, CA 68 providers Eureka, CA 51 providers Jurupa Valley, CA 36 providers Lynwood, CA 51 providers Ontario, CA 64 providers Poway, CA 49 providers Redding, CA 85 providers Redondo Beach, CA 29 providers Westminster, CA 22 providers Burlingame, CA 33 providers Downey, CA 51 providers Gardena, CA 85 providers Hawthorne, CA 72 providers Lodi, CA 52 providers Lompoc, CA 73 providers Los Alamitos, CA 14 providers Madera, CA 117 providers Pacifica, CA 27 providers Pacoima, CA 28 providers Porterville, CA 92 providers Rosemead, CA 45 providers Santa Clarita, CA 36 providers Simi Valley, CA 57 providers Turlock, CA 68 providers Vallejo, CA 87 providers Arcadia, CA 28 providers Azusa, CA 29 providers Clovis, CA 66 providers Cypress, CA 26 providers Fair Oaks, CA 42 providers Fallbrook, CA 25 providers Lafayette, CA 23 providers Lakewood, CA 59 providers Los Gatos, CA 15 providers Moraga, CA 11 providers Newport Beach, CA 18 providers Oroville, CA 44 providers Palm Desert, CA 24 providers Palm Springs, CA 20 providers Reseda, CA 60 providers Sherman Oaks, CA 40 providers Union City, CA 47 providers West Hills, CA 36 providers West Sacramento, CA 68 providers Agoura Hills, CA 17 providers Bell Gardens, CA 26 providers Bellflower, CA 45 providers Brea, CA 20 providers Carson, CA 101 providers Chatsworth, CA 25 providers Claremont, CA 22 providers Diamond Bar, CA 28 providers Laguna Niguel, CA 28 providers Los Altos, CA 29 providers Petaluma, CA 20 providers Redlands, CA 47 providers San Dimas, CA 17 providers San Fernando, CA 25 providers San Gabriel, CA 35 providers South Lake Tahoe, CA 26 providers Tulare, CA 54 providers Walnut, CA 24 providers Wilmington, CA 23 providers Aliso Viejo, CA 19 providers Arcata, CA 17 providers Atascadero, CA 35 providers Buena Park, CA 64 providers Chino Hills, CA 27 providers Colton, CA 25 providers El Dorado Hills, CA 30 providers Encino, CA 28 providers Hacienda Heights, CA 22 providers Hanford, CA 93 providers Mill Valley, CA 36 providers Paso Robles, CA 55 providers Pittsburg, CA 55 providers Rancho Sta Margarita, CA 18 providers San Bruno, CA 39 providers San Juan Capistrano, CA 21 providers Saratoga, CA 18 providers Seaside, CA 13 providers South Gate, CA 47 providers Truckee, CA 26 providers Tujunga, CA 22 providers Victorville, CA 111 providers Watsonville, CA 154 providers Altadena, CA 22 providers Apple Valley, CA 32 providers Arleta, CA 33 providers Corte Madera, CA 28 providers Covina, CA 34 providers Dixon, CA 24 providers Duarte, CA 11 providers El Segundo, CA 20 providers Grass Valley, CA 37 providers Hemet, CA 63 providers Highland, CA 29 providers La Canada, CA 21 providers La Habra, CA 31 providers Marysville, CA 29 providers Montclair, CA 17 providers Ojai, CA 15 providers Perris, CA 40 providers Rohnert Park, CA 34 providers Santee, CA 47 providers Sonoma, CA 17 providers Spring Valley, CA 71 providers Sylmar, CA 46 providers Tarzana, CA 30 providers Valencia, CA 19 providers Venice, CA 20 providers Westlake Village, CA 11 providers Aptos, CA 12 providers Auburn, CA 28 providers Bay Point, CA 18 providers Carpinteria, CA 16 providers Castro Valley, CA 56 providers Coachella, CA 93 providers Foster City, CA 36 providers Fountain Valley, CA 18 providers Gilroy, CA 65 providers Half Moon Bay, CA 12 providers Hesperia, CA 47 providers La Quinta, CA 18 providers Lincoln, CA 37 providers Martinez, CA 28 providers Millbrae, CA 17 providers Monterey Park, CA 32 providers Newbury Park, CA 14 providers Oakdale, CA 21 providers San Carlos, CA 31 providers Scotts Valley, CA 15 providers Sebastopol, CA 12 providers Alamo, CA 9 providers Albany, CA 21 providers Atherton, CA 13 providers Banning, CA 22 providers Bloomington, CA 9 providers Calabasas, CA 5 providers Cotati, CA 12 providers Delano, CA 98 providers Desert Hot Springs, CA 27 providers El Centro, CA 68 providers El Cerrito, CA 41 providers Fillmore, CA 17 providers French Camp, CA 7 providers Glendora, CA 22 providers Granada Hills, CA 71 providers Harbor City, CA 22 providers Huntington Park, CA 27 providers King City, CA 19 providers La Crescenta, CA 20 providers Ladera Ranch, CA 15 providers Lawndale, CA 18 providers Maywood, CA 18 providers Menifee, CA 58 providers Montebello, CA 42 providers National City, CA 69 providers North Highlands, CA 41 providers Orangevale, CA 21 providers Planada, CA 12 providers Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 15 providers Red Bluff, CA 41 providers Ridgecrest, CA 12 providers Rodeo, CA 14 providers San Clemente, CA 11 providers San Lorenzo, CA 19 providers Selma, CA 33 providers West Hollywood, CA 9 providers Windsor, CA 22 providers Belmont, CA 21 providers Blythe, CA 10 providers Bonita, CA 11 providers Cathedral City, CA 38 providers Ceres, CA 35 providers Cerritos, CA 19 providers Clearlake, CA 19 providers Corning, CA 35 providers Coronado, CA 13 providers Dana Point, CA 7 providers East Palo Alto, CA 27 providers Emeryville, CA 8 providers Fairfax, CA 7 providers Fortuna, CA 20 providers Gridley, CA 7 providers Hollister, CA 71 providers Lemon Grove, CA 31 providers Lemoore, CA 32 providers Malibu, CA 8 providers Mammoth Lakes, CA 6 providers Mckinleyville, CA 10 providers Monterey, CA 11 providers Moorpark, CA 9 providers Mountain House, CA 30 providers Nevada City, CA 18 providers Newhall, CA 19 providers North Hills, CA 48 providers Olivehurst, CA 23 providers Pacific Palisades, CA 6 providers Panorama City, CA 38 providers Paramount, CA 16 providers Petaluma, CA 28 providers Rolling Hills Estate, CA 9 providers San Pablo, CA 27 providers Sausalito, CA 6 providers Seal Beach, CA 6 providers Stanford, CA 6 providers Sun Valley, CA 35 providers Susanville, CA 11 providers Valley Village, CA 15 providers Winnetka, CA 32 providers Alpine, CA 10 providers Anaheim Hills, CA 5 providers Anderson, CA 20 providers Arbuckle, CA 13 providers Arroyo Grande, CA 20 providers Artesia, CA 12 providers Bell, CA 9 providers Benicia, CA 24 providers Bishop, CA 19 providers Brawley, CA 39 providers Calimesa, CA 7 providers Cardiff By The Sea, CA 3 providers Carmel, CA 6 providers City Of Industry, CA 3 providers Crescent City, CA 21 providers Del Mar, CA 4 providers El Sobrante, CA 13 providers Escalon, CA 11 providers Exeter, CA 7 providers Fort Bragg, CA 13 providers Greenfield, CA 28 providers Guadalupe, CA 26 providers Healdsburg, CA 7 providers Imperial Beach, CA 10 providers La Habra Heights, CA 4 providers La Mirada, CA 18 providers Laguna Hills, CA 14 providers Lamont, CA 15 providers Larkspur, CA 4 providers Livingston, CA 13 providers Los Banos, CA 64 providers Marina, CA 12 providers Mecca, CA 43 providers Montrose, CA 5 providers Nipomo, CA 28 providers Nuevo, CA 3 providers Oakley, CA 30 providers Pinedale, CA 7 providers Placerville, CA 16 providers Portola Valley, CA 5 providers Ramona, CA 13 providers Reedley, CA 30 providers Santa Paula, CA 22 providers Shafter, CA 23 providers Shingle Springs, CA 10 providers Solana Beach, CA 6 providers Sonora, CA 20 providers Soquel, CA 12 providers South El Monte, CA 15 providers South Pasadena, CA 11 providers Stevenson Ranch, CA 5 providers Suisun City, CA 17 providers Taft, CA 8 providers Temple City, CA 15 providers Upland, CA 20 providers Valley Springs, CA 12 providers Wasco, CA 32 providers Winters, CA 11 providers American Canyon, CA 11 providers Angels Camp, CA 8 providers Armona, CA 4 providers Arvin, CA 51 providers Avalon, CA 3 providers Ben Lomond, CA 3 providers Buellton, CA 5 providers Calexico, CA 67 providers California City, CA 5 providers Cameron Park, CA 12 providers Castaic, CA 12 providers Clayton, CA 8 providers Colusa, CA 20 providers Cudahy, CA 9 providers Cutler, CA 5 providers Dinuba, CA 35 providers E. Rancho Dominguez, CA 2 providers Eastvale, CA 39 providers Farmersville, CA 9 providers Foothill Ranch, CA 8 providers Freedom, CA 21 providers Galt, CA 16 providers Granite Bay, CA 13 providers Grover Beach, CA 4 providers Hermosa Beach, CA 7 providers Hilmar, CA 6 providers Imperial, CA 28 providers Indian Wells, CA 3 providers Jackson, CA 9 providers Kensington, CA 4 providers Kingsburg, CA 8 providers La Palma, CA 8 providers La Verne, CA 13 providers Laguna Beach, CA 8 providers Laguna Woods, CA 2 providers Lake Elsinore, CA 42 providers Lakeport, CA 13 providers Le Grand, CA 6 providers Loomis, CA 15 providers Los Olivos, CA 5 providers Loyalton, CA 2 providers Magalia, CA 3 providers Marina Del Rey, CA 5 providers Meadow Vista, CA 6 providers Mendota, CA 10 providers Middletown, CA 4 providers Monrovia, CA 23 providers Montague, CA 4 providers Morro Bay, CA 3 providers Newman, CA 10 providers Norco, CA 11 providers Oak Park, CA 2 providers Oakhurst, CA 5 providers Orange Cove, CA 18 providers Orinda, CA 6 providers Orland, CA 40 providers Pacific Grove, CA 5 providers Parlier, CA 35 providers Patterson, CA 28 providers Pescadero, CA 2 providers Phelan, CA 7 providers Pinole, CA 17 providers Pismo Beach, CA 3 providers Placentia, CA 22 providers Pollock Pines, CA 5 providers Porter Ranch, CA 7 providers Quincy, CA 10 providers Rancho Murieta, CA 2 providers Rancho Santa Margari, CA 4 providers Ripon, CA 11 providers Riverbank, CA 15 providers Ross, CA 3 providers Rowland Heights, CA 35 providers Salida, CA 16 providers San Andreas, CA 8 providers San Jacinto, CA 45 providers San Marino, CA 3 providers San Ysidro, CA 35 providers Sanger, CA 35 providers Saugus, CA 12 providers Sepulveda, CA 4 providers Sierra Madre, CA 5 providers Silverado Canyon, CA 2 providers St. Helena, CA 7 providers Stanton, CA 6 providers Studio City, CA 9 providers Tiburon, CA 10 providers Tulelake, CA 4 providers Valinda, CA 4 providers Walnut Park, CA 4 providers Weaverville, CA 11 providers Wheatland, CA 2 providers Williams, CA 21 providers Woodlake, CA 10 providers Yreka, CA 19 providers Yucaipa, CA 19 providers , CA 1 providers Alhmabra, CA 1 providers Alpaugh, CA 1 providers Alturas, CA 14 providers Alviso, CA 1 providers Antelope, CA 71 providers Applegate, CA 3 providers Atwater, CA 36 providers Auberry, CA 2 providers Avenal, CA 22 providers Baker, CA 1 providers Berkeley, CA 2 providers Bermuda Dunes, CA 6 providers Beverly Hills, CA 6 providers Big Bear City, CA 3 providers Big Creek, CA 1 providers Big Sur, CA 1 providers Borrego Springs, CA 2 providers Boulder Creek, CA 4 providers Briceland, CA 1 providers Buttonwillow, CA 1 providers Ca, CA 1 providers Cabazon, CA 2 providers Calipatria, CA 3 providers Calpella, CA 1 providers Cambria, CA 4 providers Camino, CA 3 providers Capistrano Beach, CA 5 providers Capitola, CA 2 providers Carmel By The Sea, CA 1 providers Caruthers, CA 3 providers Castroville, CA 27 providers Chowchilla, CA 12 providers Coalinga, CA 6 providers Colma, CA 3 providers Commerce, CA 4 providers Comton, CA 1 providers Corcoran, CA 9 providers Corralitos, CA 1 providers Coto De Caza, CA 1 providers Courtland, CA 1 providers Diamond Springs, CA 4 providers Discovery Bay, CA 3 providers Dorris, CA 1 providers Earlimart, CA 13 providers El Portal, CA 1 providers Esparto, CA 5 providers Felton, CA 2 providers Ferndale, CA 1 providers Firebaugh, CA 7 providers Five Points, CA 4 providers Fowler, CA 4 providers Gonzales, CA 7 providers Grand Terrace, CA 6 providers Gualala, CA 1 providers Hawaiian Gardens, CA 17 providers Healdsbrug, CA 1 providers Helendale, CA 2 providers Herald, CA 1 providers Hercules, CA 17 providers Highland Park, CA 1 providers Hillsborough, CA 5 providers Hollywood, CA 1 providers Hopland, CA 1 providers Hughson, CA 3 providers Huntington, CA 1 providers Ione, CA 7 providers Ivanhoe, CA 4 providers Jamestown, CA 6 providers Janesville, CA 3 providers Joshua Tree, CA 1 providers Kelseyville, CA 14 providers Kentfield, CA 6 providers Kerman, CA 22 providers Kings Beach, CA 5 providers Lake Isabella, CA 3 providers Lakeside, CA 35 providers Lathrop, CA 37 providers Laton, CA 1 providers Laverne, CA 1 providers Linden, CA 3 providers Lindsay, CA 74 providers Littlerock, CA 3 providers Live Oak, CA 3 providers Loma Linda, CA 5 providers Los Altos Hills, CA 2 providers Los Osos, CA 8 providers Lost Hills, CA 2 providers Lower Lake, CA 3 providers Madison, CA 1 providers Marin City, CA 3 providers Markleeville, CA 1 providers Midway City, CA 2 providers Milpitas 95035, CA 1 providers Mission Hills, CA 12 providers Moffett Field, CA 1 providers Montara, CA 2 providers Mt. Shasta, CA 2 providers Murphys, CA 4 providers North Shore, CA 4 providers Nortridge, CA 1 providers Oak View, CA 3 providers Oceano, CA 11 providers Orosi, CA 21 providers Palos Verdes Estates, CA 2 providers Palos Verdes Peninsu, CA 1 providers Panoram City, CA 1 providers Paradise, CA 8 providers Pauma Valley, CA 2 providers Pearblossom, CA 1 providers Penngrove, CA 4 providers Philo, CA 2 providers Piedmont, CA 3 providers Piru, CA 2 providers Pixley, CA 6 providers Playa Del Rey, CA 2 providers Plumas Lake, CA 17 providers Point Arena, CA 3 providers Port Hueneme, CA 19 providers Pt. Reyes Station, CA 1 providers Quartz Hills, CA 1 providers Rancho Dominguez, CA 1 providers Rancho Mission Viejo, CA 2 providers Rancho San Margarita, CA 1 providers Rancho Sta Margari, CA 1 providers Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA 1 providers Rcho Sta Marg, CA 2 providers Redwood Valley, CA 2 providers Richgrove, CA 5 providers Rimforest, CA 1 providers Rio Linda, CA 7 providers Rio Vista, CA 2 providers Robbins, CA 1 providers Rosamond, CA 10 providers Rossmoor, CA 1 providers S. El Monte, CA 4 providers S. Pasadena, CA 1 providers Sacrameno, CA 1 providers Saint Helena, CA 2 providers Salton City, CA 2 providers San Anselmo, CA 13 providers San Berardino, CA 1 providers San Clemente, CA 11 providers San Geronimo, CA 3 providers San Martin, CA 5 providers San Miguel, CA 3 providers Santa Barara, CA 1 providers Santa Fe Springs, CA 10 providers Santa Margarita, CA 2 providers Santa Ysabel, CA 1 providers Sante Fe Springs, CA 1 providers Shingletown, CA 1 providers Silverado, CA 1 providers Soledad, CA 26 providers Somerset, CA 1 providers Sunland, CA 22 providers Tehachapi, CA 14 providers Tehama, CA 2 providers Templeton, CA 11 providers Thermal, CA 21 providers Thornton, CA 2 providers Thousand Palms, CA 7 providers Tipton, CA 4 providers Topanga, CA 3 providers Trona, CA 1 providers Tuolumne, CA 3 providers Twentynine Palms, CA 4 providers Ukiah, CA 34 providers Universal City, CA 1 providers Valley Center, CA 9 providers Valley Glen, CA 7 providers Walnut Creet, CA 1 providers Waterford, CA 4 providers Weed, CA 5 providers West Point, CA 2 providers Westley, CA 2 providers Westminister, CA 2 providers Whitier, CA 1 providers Wildomar, CA 15 providers Willits, CA 6 providers Willows, CA 12 providers Winchester, CA 16 providers Woodside, CA 2 providers Yucca Valley, CA 14 providers

About child care centers in California

Child care centers are licensed programs that care for groups of children in a dedicated facility, usually organized into classrooms by age. States set licensing rules for staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, safety training, and background checks, and many centers also earn voluntary quality ratings.

Frequently asked questions

How many child care centers does California have?

This directory covers 6,286 licensed child care centers in California, spread across 681 cities and counties, drawn from state child care licensing registries.

What is the best way to compare child care centers in California?

To compare child care centers, check the licensing record and inspection history, ask about staff-to-child ratios and caregiver turnover, and look at how the day is structured. A visit tells you more than any single score. Open the city listings above to reach individual profiles.

Data sources

Sources: State child care licensing registries (9 states), US Child Care Providers (Ryan Koch). Data as of 2026-10-07.

Required disclosures

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