Child Care Centers in Florida

Florida is home to 9,456 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 Florida

Miami, FL 975 providers Jacksonville, FL 790 providers Tampa, FL 874 providers Orlando, FL 516 providers Tallahassee, FL 264 providers Hialeah, FL 218 providers Pensacola, FL 214 providers Homestead, FL 180 providers West Palm Beach, FL 200 providers Gainesville, FL 178 providers Kissimmee, FL 163 providers Lakeland, FL 156 providers Naples, FL 167 providers St Petersburg, FL 155 providers Fort Myers, FL 135 providers Miami Gardens, FL 124 providers Ocala, FL 159 providers Sarasota, FL 136 providers Bradenton, FL 121 providers Winter Haven, FL 105 providers Panama City, FL 101 providers Fort Pierce, FL 92 providers Clearwater, FL 114 providers Fort Lauderdale, FL 87 providers Hollywood, FL 91 providers Boca Raton, FL 74 providers Orange Park, FL 91 providers Melbourne, FL 75 providers Lake Worth, FL 70 providers Port Saint Lucie, FL 71 providers Stuart, FL 64 providers Brandon, FL 101 providers Riverview, FL 72 providers St Augustine, FL 63 providers Vero Beach, FL 72 providers Plant City, FL 72 providers Sanford, FL 60 providers Saint Cloud, FL 60 providers Lake City, FL 55 providers New Port Richey, FL 66 providers Boynton Beach, FL 50 providers Winter Garden, FL 52 providers Palm Bay, FL 52 providers Port St Lucie, FL 66 providers Apopka, FL 53 providers Cape Coral, FL 92 providers Pembroke Pines, FL 52 providers Plantation, FL 47 providers Delray Beach, FL 51 providers Daytona Beach, FL 54 providers Largo, FL 68 providers Leesburg, FL 43 providers Davie, FL 46 providers Miami Beach, FL 40 providers Pompano Beach, FL 59 providers Longwood, FL 47 providers North Miami, FL 42 providers Clermont, FL 47 providers Port Charlotte, FL 56 providers Coral Springs, FL 52 providers Fort Walton Beach, FL 44 providers Immokalee, FL 63 providers Oviedo, FL 35 providers Wesley Chapel, FL 53 providers Miramar, FL 36 providers Florida City, FL 41 providers Lake Wales, FL 38 providers Middleburg, FL 33 providers Quincy, FL 39 providers Cocoa, FL 42 providers Cutler Bay, FL 35 providers Spring Hill, FL 71 providers Altamonte Springs, FL 36 providers Deland, FL 37 providers Jupiter, FL 32 providers Lake Mary, FL 32 providers Lutz, FL 39 providers Milton, FL 45 providers Palmetto, FL 41 providers Crestview, FL 41 providers Doral, FL 30 providers Eustis, FL 30 providers Land O Lakes, FL 28 providers Pinellas Park, FL 50 providers Lauderhill, FL 41 providers Margate, FL 29 providers North Miami Beach, FL 26 providers Palm Beach Gardens, FL 27 providers Valrico, FL 36 providers Titusville, FL 28 providers Bartow, FL 30 providers Brooksville, FL 29 providers Deltona, FL 37 providers Seffner, FL 30 providers Arcadia, FL 26 providers Belle Glade, FL 37 providers Riviera Beach, FL 60 providers Sunrise, FL 32 providers Bonita Springs, FL 27 providers Opa Locka, FL 26 providers Ormond Beach, FL 25 providers Sebring, FL 30 providers Fernandina Beach, FL 26 providers Ft Lauderdale, FL 27 providers Hallandale Beach, FL 26 providers Palatka, FL 34 providers Palm Harbor, FL 27 providers Punta Gorda, FL 22 providers Rockledge, FL 24 providers Venice, FL 28 providers Wellington, FL 22 providers Winter Springs, FL 26 providers Greenacres, FL 24 providers Royal Palm Beach, FL 23 providers Weston, FL 22 providers Davenport, FL 25 providers Deerfield Beach, FL 23 providers Merritt Island, FL 20 providers Mount Dora, FL 22 providers Palm Coast, FL 33 providers Temple Terrace, FL 24 providers Zephyrhills, FL 28 providers Auburndale, FL 22 providers Coconut Creek, FL 24 providers Dunedin, FL 20 providers Labelle, FL 24 providers Lithia, FL 20 providers Live Oak, FL 26 providers Miami Lakes, FL 18 providers Saint Augustine, FL 27 providers Avon Park, FL 22 providers Bunnell, FL 18 providers Coral Gables, FL 22 providers Dade City, FL 27 providers Green Cove Springs, FL 20 providers Key West, FL 30 providers Lehigh Acres, FL 44 providers Navarre, FL 31 providers North Lauderdale, FL 31 providers North Port, FL 33 providers Oakland Park, FL 24 providers Ocoee, FL 23 providers Orange City, FL 21 providers Ruskin, FL 24 providers Saint Johns, FL 19 providers Tamarac, FL 23 providers Wauchula, FL 21 providers Winter Park, FL 23 providers Yulee, FL 19 providers Crawfordville, FL 27 providers Defuniak Springs, FL 25 providers Haines City, FL 24 providers Hobe Sound, FL 17 providers Inverness, FL 17 providers Palm City, FL 19 providers Indiantown, FL 17 providers Port Orange, FL 27 providers Seminole, FL 29 providers Tarpon Springs, FL 16 providers Casselberry, FL 16 providers Havana, FL 15 providers Lauderdale Lakes, FL 22 providers Loxahatchee, FL 15 providers Windermere, FL 15 providers Estero, FL 12 providers Fleming Island, FL 16 providers Groveland, FL 15 providers Gulf Breeze, FL 15 providers Marianna, FL 13 providers Mulberry, FL 16 providers Palmetto Bay, FL 16 providers Port Richey, FL 40 providers West Melbourne, FL 12 providers Clewiston, FL 12 providers Monticello, FL 15 providers North Fort Myers, FL 18 providers Pace, FL 22 providers Palm Springs, FL 22 providers Panama City Beach, FL 14 providers Wimauma, FL 23 providers Apollo Beach, FL 14 providers Dundee, FL 12 providers Fruitland Park, FL 12 providers Key Biscayne, FL 12 providers Maitland, FL 12 providers Miami Springs, FL 13 providers Odessa, FL 12 providers Okeechobee, FL 14 providers Pahokee, FL 19 providers Perry, FL 15 providers Pinecrest, FL 11 providers Saint Petersburg, FL 22 providers Sebastian, FL 15 providers Starke, FL 13 providers Apalachicola, FL 10 providers Bonifay, FL 9 providers Eagle Lake, FL 11 providers Englewood, FL 11 providers Gibsonton, FL 13 providers Jacksonville Beach, FL 11 providers Lake Park, FL 10 providers Lake Placid, FL 12 providers Madison, FL 21 providers Santa Rosa Beach, FL 14 providers Sarasota, FL 13 providers St Johns, FL 9 providers Tavares, FL 10 providers Bristol, FL 9 providers Bushnell, FL 9 providers Cantonment, FL 11 providers Crystal River, FL 14 providers Dover, FL 14 providers Hawthorne, FL 10 providers Hialeah Gardens, FL 12 providers High Springs, FL 11 providers Holly Hill, FL 13 providers Key Largo, FL 10 providers Keystone Heights, FL 10 providers Lehigh Acres, FL 16 providers New Smyrna Beach, FL 13 providers Niceville, FL 13 providers North Palm Beach, FL 11 providers Okeechobee, FL 10 providers Ponte Vedra, FL 10 providers Safety Harbor, FL 9 providers Alachua, FL 12 providers Belleview, FL 9 providers Chipley, FL 10 providers Edgewater, FL 13 providers Frostproof, FL 9 providers Jensen Beach, FL 9 providers Macclenny, FL 14 providers Minneola, FL 8 providers Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 9 providers South Bay, FL 15 providers Trinity, FL 8 providers Winter Park, FL 9 providers Aventura, FL 6 providers Chattahoochee, FL 7 providers Fellsmere, FL 9 providers Freeport, FL 10 providers Holiday, FL 15 providers Hosford, FL 7 providers Lake Helen, FL 6 providers Lakewood Ranch, FL 8 providers Lantana, FL 7 providers Lynn Haven, FL 8 providers Mayo, FL 8 providers Melrose, FL 6 providers Port St Joe, FL 8 providers South Miami, FL 10 providers Sunny Isles Beach, FL 6 providers Umatilla, FL 7 providers West Park, FL 8 providers Wildwood, FL 8 providers Bowling Green, FL 8 providers Callahan, FL 7 providers Celebration, FL 6 providers Crescent City, FL 6 providers Debary, FL 6 providers Destin, FL 8 providers Dunnellon, FL 6 providers Englewood, FL 9 providers Graceville, FL 6 providers Greenville, FL 8 providers Gulf Breeze, FL 7 providers Gulfport, FL 7 providers Homosassa, FL 8 providers Hudson, FL 10 providers Indialantic, FL 6 providers Jacksonville, FL 6 providers Jasper, FL 9 providers Lecanto, FL 7 providers Marathon, FL 8 providers Mary Esther, FL 7 providers Mascotte, FL 6 providers Miami Shores, FL 6 providers Myakka City, FL 6 providers North Bay Village, FL 5 providers Oldsmar, FL 7 providers Satellite Beach, FL 7 providers Sneads, FL 6 providers South Daytona, FL 7 providers Thonotosassa, FL 6 providers Valparaiso, FL 5 providers Altha, FL 6 providers Atlantic Beach, FL 8 providers Bay Harbor Islands, FL 4 providers Blountstown, FL 10 providers Branford, FL 5 providers Bronson, FL 6 providers Chuluota, FL 4 providers Cocoa Beach, FL 4 providers Eglin Afb, FL 4 providers Fern Park, FL 5 providers Fort Meade, FL 6 providers Hernando, FL 4 providers Hilliard, FL 4 providers Hurlburt Field, FL 4 providers Lake Alfred, FL 5 providers Lakewood Ranch, FL 5 providers Marco Island, FL 7 providers Mcintosh, FL 4 providers Molino, FL 5 providers Newberry, FL 11 providers Nokomis, FL 5 providers Parkland, FL 8 providers Parrish, FL 6 providers Patrick Afb, FL 4 providers Southwest Ranches, FL 4 providers Spring Hill, FL 10 providers Trenton, FL 7 providers Wewahitchka, FL 6 providers Williston, FL 6 providers Zellwood, FL 5 providers Anna Maria, FL 3 providers Astatula, FL 3 providers Ave Maria, FL 5 providers Baldwin, FL 3 providers Big Pine Key, FL 3 providers Brooker, FL 3 providers Carrabelle, FL 3 providers Century, FL 3 providers Chiefland, FL 6 providers Citrus Springs, FL 4 providers Clarksville, FL 3 providers Cooper City, FL 6 providers Cross City, FL 5 providers Elkton, FL 5 providers Enterprise, FL 3 providers Fort White, FL 4 providers Indian Harbour Beach, FL 3 providers Interlachen, FL 3 providers Islamorada, FL 3 providers Jennings, FL 6 providers Kenneth City, FL 3 providers Kindred, FL 3 providers Kissimmee, FL 9 providers Lake Butler, FL 4 providers Lighthouse Point, FL 5 providers Malone, FL 4 providers Mangonia Park, FL 4 providers Micanopy, FL 3 providers Midway, FL 5 providers Naranja, FL 4 providers Neptune Beach, FL 6 providers Oakland, FL 4 providers Old Town, FL 3 providers P C Beach, FL 3 providers Pembroke Park, FL 4 providers Pierson, FL 5 providers Princeton, FL 3 providers San Mateo, FL 3 providers Shalimar, FL 5 providers Sorrento, FL 3 providers Southport, FL 4 providers St Pete Beach, FL 3 providers Tavernier, FL 3 providers Weeki Wachee, FL 3 providers West Miami, FL 3 providers Wilton Manors, FL 5 providers Youngstown, FL 3 providers Alturas, FL 2 providers Anthony, FL 2 providers Archer, FL 3 providers Baker, FL 2 providers Beverly Hills, FL 7 providers Bryceville, FL 2 providers Canal Point, FL 2 providers Cottondale, FL 3 providers Dania, FL 2 providers De Leon Springs, FL 3 providers Dunnellon, FL 2 providers Glen St Mary, FL 2 providers Grand Ridge, FL 2 providers Gretna, FL 2 providers Hastings, FL 3 providers Highland City, FL 2 providers Highland City, FL 2 providers Jay, FL 5 providers Lady Lake, FL 3 providers Lake Clarke Shores, FL 2 providers Lake Panasoffkee, FL 3 providers Lake Worth Beach, FL 2 providers Laurel Hill, FL 2 providers Lawtey, FL 2 providers Moore Haven, FL 3 providers Oxford, FL 2 providers Paisley, FL 2 providers Palm Beach, FL 3 providers Pinetta, FL 2 providers Ponce De Leon, FL 3 providers Reddick, FL 3 providers Seville, FL 3 providers St Cloud, FL 2 providers Steinhatchee, FL 2 providers Summerfield, FL 2 providers Surfside, FL 2 providers Temple Terr, FL 4 providers Tyndall Afb, FL 2 providers Viera, FL 3 providers Zolfo Springs, FL 2 providers Alturas, FL 1 providers Babson Park, FL 2 providers Bal Harbour, FL 1 providers Bascom, FL 1 providers Belleair, FL 1 providers Bellview, FL 1 providers Callaway, FL 2 providers Cudjoe Key, FL 1 providers Dania Beach, FL 2 providers Davenport, FL 2 providers Dowling Park, FL 1 providers East Palatka, FL 1 providers Eastpoint, FL 3 providers Eatonville, FL 2 providers El Portal, FL 1 providers Ellenton, FL 1 providers Eloise, FL 3 providers Everglades City, FL 2 providers Flagler Beach, FL 1 providers Floral City, FL 1 providers Fruit Cove, FL 1 providers Geneva, FL 1 providers Glen Saint Mary, FL 2 providers Gotha, FL 1 providers Gulf Stream, FL 1 providers Hampton, FL 1 providers Harmony, FL 1 providers Haverhill, FL 2 providers Holt, FL 2 providers Indian Rocks Beach, FL 1 providers Inglis, FL 1 providers Lake Hamilton, FL 1 providers Lake Suzy, FL 1 providers Lee, FL 2 providers Lk Buena Vis, FL 1 providers Madeira Beach, FL 1 providers Malabar, FL 1 providers Mc Intosh, FL 1 providers Medley, FL 1 providers Miami, FL 1 providers Middleton, FL 1 providers Mims, FL 3 providers Miramar Beach, FL 1 providers Montverde, FL 1 providers North Venice, FL 1 providers Oak Hill, FL 1 providers Orlando, FL 1 providers Osteen, FL 3 providers Paxton, FL 1 providers Poinciana, FL 2 providers Polk City, FL 1 providers Pomona Park, FL 2 providers Port St John, FL 2 providers Pt Charlotte, FL 1 providers Ridge Manor, FL 1 providers Rosemary Beach, FL 1 providers Rotonda West, FL 2 providers Saint Marks, FL 1 providers Saint Pete Beach, FL 1 providers San Antonio, FL 2 providers Sanderson, FL 1 providers Sanibel, FL 1 providers Sparr, FL 3 providers Summerland Key, FL 1 providers Sweetwater, FL 1 providers Tequesta, FL 2 providers The Villages, FL 1 providers Vernon, FL 1 providers Wabasso, FL 3 providers Webster, FL 1 providers West Palm Bch, FL 1 providers Westville, FL 2 providers

About child care centers in Florida

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 Florida have?

This directory covers 9,456 licensed child care centers in Florida, spread across 474 cities and counties, drawn from state child care licensing registries.

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

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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