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Andover YMCA
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State licence records on every listing
Find childcare you feel good about dropping them off at.
Licensed daycares, home daycares and preschools in 20 states. Compare ages, hours, tuition, state quality ratings and inspection history in one place.
124,532licensed programs listed
20state licensing registers, synced September 2026
137,625inspection violations on record
Freefor parents, always
Not sure what kind of care you need?
Each type works differently on hours, ages, cost and teaching style. Start with the one that sounds closest.
Daycare centers
Full-day group care in a licensed facility, usually from infancy.
Ages 6 wks to 5 →Home daycares
Small mixed-age groups in a licensed provider's home.
Ages 6 wks to 12 →Preschools
Part or full-day early learning before kindergarten.
Ages 3 to 5 →Montessori
Child-led learning in mixed-age classrooms.
Ages 18 mo to 6 →Head Start
Free federally funded programs for eligible families.
Ages 0 to 5 →Public Pre-K
State or district-funded pre-kindergarten, often free.
Ages 4 to 5 →Before and after school
Care around the school day, plus holidays and summer.
Ages 5 to 12 →Language immersion
Bilingual and immersion classrooms from the early years.
Ages 1 to 5 →Safety first
The inspection record, before the tour.
Every licensed program is inspected by its state. Each listing carries the licence status and the state's own records, and links to the state file so you can read it in full.
- Licence type, licence number and licensed capacity
- Violations by risk level with correction dates, where the state publishes them
- State quality rating, where one exists
- How a program compares with the median for its city
FROM A LISTINGLicence active
Carmel Mountain Preschool
LicenceSingle Licensed Child Care Center · 376105219
Licensed capacity271 children
Inspections on file0
Violations, last 3 yearsNone on record
Google rating4.8 (158 reviews)
See the full profile →Browse childcare by state
2,514 licensed programs · source: Arizona Department of Health Services
25,426 licensed programs · source: California Department of Social Services
4,300 licensed programs · source: Colorado Department of Early Childhood
3,127 licensed programs · source: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood
1,209 licensed programs · source: Delaware Department of Education
449 licensed programs · source: DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
7,766 licensed programs · source: Florida Department of Children and Families
6,820 licensed programs · source: Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
6,954 licensed programs · source: Maryland State Department of Education
8,261 licensed programs · source: Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
7,629 licensed programs · source: Michigan Department of Lifelong Education
7,775 licensed programs · source: Minnesota Department of Children
2,690 licensed programs · source: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
18,303 licensed programs · source: New York State Office of Children and Family Services
7,074 licensed programs · source: Ohio Department of Children and Youth
7,359 licensed programs · source: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
2,296 licensed programs · source: Tennessee Department of Human Services
1,049 licensed programs · source: Texas Health and Human Services
1,039 licensed programs · source: Vermont Department for Children and Families
2,492 licensed programs · source: Washington State Department of Children
What childcare costs, where programs say
Only 5% of program websites publish tuition. These are the medians of the ones that do. Infant care costs the most because ratios are smallest.
See tuition by cityMetro areaInfantToddlerPreschool
Bronx, NY18 programs publish tuition$1,083$1,517$940
Brooklyn, NY24 programs publish tuition$1,877$3,000$1,593
Los Angeles, CA167 programs publish tuition$1,348$1,424$1,231
San Diego, CA57 programs publish tuition$1,701$1,240$1,383
Cincinnati, OH16 programs publish tuition$1,365$1,322$1,017
Columbus, OH24 programs publish tuition$1,400$1,337$1,248
San Francisco, CA22 programs publish tuitionNot enough data$2,835$2,755
Sacramento, CA24 programs publish tuition$1,369$1,450$1,051
Monthly, full-time, as published on each program's own website. Read September 2026. A cell needs at least three programs.
Most reviewed by parents
The programs with the most public Google reviews across every city we cover.
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Peter Blum Family YMCA of Boca Raton
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Balanced Family Academy of Upper Arlington (1707 Bethel Rd)
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STAR 2
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Friendship Branch YMCA
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State quality ratingSTAR 2
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Sterling Enrichment and After the Bell
AgesInfant to school age
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YMCA - Activity Club
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Guides for the search
All parent guides →Tours
25 questions to ask on a daycare tour
A checklist covering safety, staff turnover, sick policy, daily routine and fees, with what a good answer sounds like.
Safety
How to read a daycare inspection record
What state inspectors check, what a violation means, how risk levels work and which patterns matter more than the count.
Choosing
Daycare, home daycare, preschool or Montessori: what is the difference?
How each type of child care works on ages, hours, licensing and teaching style, and which families each one suits.
Run a daycare or preschool?
Your licensed program is already listed from the state register. Claim it to confirm your details, add tuition and photos, and correct anything that is out of date.