Preschools and child care centers in California: state licensing records

A preschool-age license covers children from about 2 years old until they start school. Most child care centers and preschools in California hold this license.

Centers with this license8,104
Licensed places488,293

Largest cities

Anaheim 67Bakersfield 85Berkeley 41Burbank 28Chula Vista 43Clovis 33Compton 44Concord 39Costa Mesa 36Culver City 29El Cajon 34Elk Grove 37Escondido 31Fontana 40Fremont 55Fresno 152Fullerton 35Garden Grove 37Glendale 28Hayward 32Huntington Beach 29Inglewood 30Irvine 45La Puente 31Lancaster 29Long Beach 104Los Angeles 476Madera 33Modesto 49North Hollywood 32Oakland 127Oceanside 36Orange 30Palo Alto 34Pasadena 49Pomona 34Redding 28Redwood City 28Riverside 62Sacramento 185Salinas 34San Bernardino 53San Diego 216San Francisco 264San Jose 147San Leandro 28San Mateo 45Santa Ana 69Santa Barbara 38Santa Clara 35Santa Monica 44Santa Rosa 39Stockton 82Sunnyvale 33Torrance 36Van Nuys 30Ventura 36Visalia 31Vista 34Whittier 32

All cities, by county

By kind of license

Infant care centers 1,958School-age child care 1,505