Operators & Chains of Care Facilities

This directory covers 2,714 operators and chains drawn from public federal data. On each operator page you will find the care facilities that share a common operator name, arranged by state.

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Complete operator list (A–Z)

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How we assemble operator pages

Grouping starts from the operator and legal names stored in public licensing datasets. Legal entities are grouped by their registered business name; other care types are grouped by the provider name. Normalization is limited to letter case and whitespace. Government licensing entities such as public school districts are filtered out, so unrelated private providers are never combined into a chain that does not exist.

The counts, care types, and states shown for an operator reflect the data available at processing time and shift as programs open, close, or change hands. For ownership and licensing today, check with the provider directly and with your state child care licensing agency.

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Common questions

What does "operator" mean in this directory?
Here, an operator is the company, nonprofit, or organization responsible for running one or more child care programs that appear in public licensing data. Facilities sharing an operator name are collected onto a single page so a chain's locations can be reviewed side by side.
How were these operator groups assembled?
Grouping starts from the operator and legal names stored in public licensing datasets (state child care licensing registries and Head Start program records; processing date 2026-10-07). A name qualifies for its own page only when at least 3 facilities of the same care type carry it, which keeps single-site providers out of this index.
Do these pages rate or recommend an operator?
No. These pages only gather public licensing data and point to the individual facility profiles behind each group. They are informational only, not professional advice, and do not endorse any operator, chain, or facility.

Where the data comes from

The information here is drawn from public licensing datasets, among them ChildCare.gov and state child care licensing registries. Processing date for this data: 2026-10-07. This directory is informational only and does not constitute professional advice.

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Required disclosures

For general information only. This website shares public data and general information about child care providers. It does not offer professional advice, and it cannot replace a visit to a provider, a review of public licensing records, or a conversation with the people you trust.

Independent and unaffiliated. DaycareFacilities.org is a private, independently run directory. It is not affiliated with, nor endorsed or operated by, any government agency, child care licensing authority, or child care provider. Government agencies have not reviewed or endorsed this site.

Confirm details before acting. Provider records come from public datasets and may lag or contain errors. Always verify current licensing status, hours, availability, capacity, and costs directly with the provider and with your state or territory licensing agency.

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