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Home daycares in Cortland, NY

6 licensed programs · 3 with Google ratings

A home daycare, also called family child care, is run by a licensed or registered provider in their own home. Groups are small and mixed-age, and hours are often more flexible than a center. States cap the number of children by the ages in care. Home addresses are private residences, so this directory shows the ZIP code only.

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Licensed home daycares in Cortland

Home daycares are private residences, so the register entry is shown with the ZIP code only. Many are licensed under the provider's own name. A home daycare with a public business profile has its own page above.

Licensed nameZIPLicenceCapacityAgesRatingSubsidy
Dovi, Andrea
Family Day Care
130458436538school ageNot rated
Gibbs, Midge
Family Day Care
130457022798school ageNot rated
Lyon, Dawn
Family Day Care
130453758718school ageNot rated
Safe Haven Childcare
Group Family Day Care
1304594416513school ageNot rated
Watkins, Tina
Group Family Day Care
1304512957213school ageNot rated
West, Nancy
Family Day Care
130456939088school ageNot rated

Childcare in Cortland: what to know

How many licensed child care programs are in Cortland?

Cortland has 20 licensed programs on the New York register: 9 daycare centers, 0 licensed preschools, 6 home daycares and 5 before and after school programs.

Who licenses child care in New York?

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Division of Child Care Services licenses and inspects child care centers, preschools and home daycares in New York. Every profile links to the state record. Licence data on this page was synced in September 2026.

Why do home daycares show only a ZIP code?

A licensed home daycare is a private residence. The listing shows the licence, capacity and ZIP code. The provider gives the address to families directly.

When should I join a daycare waitlist in Cortland?

Infant rooms fill first because the state allows the fewest babies per teacher. Ask each program how long its infant and toddler waitlists run and whether a deposit holds a place. Home daycares often have shorter waits than centers.

Help paying for care

Most states run a child care subsidy for working families under an income limit, funded by the federal Child Care and Development Fund.

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Nearby cities

Source: Child Care Regulated Programs, Open Data NY, and Active NYC Health Code Regulated Child Care Programs, NYC Open Data. Last synced September 2026. Ratings and review counts are from Google.