New York Daycares

17,582

Facilities

60.8

Avg Score

39.7

Avg Violations

A
B
C
D
F

Grade Distribution

Data Freshness & Provenance

Inspection coverage

16,169 of 17,582 providers have inspection history

Active providers

17,485 providers appear active in the current roster

Last refreshed

April 3, 2026

Latest inspection

April 2, 2026

Provenance

New York licensing data plus DaycareCheck safety scoring

State Snapshot

New York currently has 17,582 tracked facilities. 16,169 have inspection history, 17,485 appear active, and 5,424 facilities hold an A or B grade. The latest inspection in the dataset is April 2, 2026.

Updated April 3, 2026 from state licensing records and DaycareCheck scoring.

Largest Cities in New York

Bronx

3,769 facilities

60.1 avg score

Brooklyn

2,616 facilities

61.6 avg score

New York

1,211 facilities

52.0 avg score

Rochester

561 facilities

63.3 avg score

Queens

409 facilities

77.1 avg score

Staten Island

330 facilities

48.5 avg score

Syracuse

239 facilities

51.0 avg score

Yonkers

236 facilities

68.0 avg score

Cities in New York

A
47

Acra

1 daycare

A

Adams

2 daycares

B

Adams Center

1 daycare

C

Addison

6 daycares

A

Addison, Ny

1 daycare

A

Afton

1 daycare

F

Airmont

5 daycares

A

Akron

4 daycares

B

Akwesasne

2 daycares

F

Albany

126 daycares

A

Albertson

2 daycares

A

Albion

6 daycares

A

Alden

2 daycares

C

Alexander

1 daycare

A

Alfred

1 daycare

F

Alfred Station

1 daycare

B

Allegany

3 daycares

F

Almond

2 daycares

A

Altamont

4 daycares

A

Amenia

3 daycares

F

Amherst

22 daycares

A

Amityville

29 daycares

A

Amsterdam

16 daycares

A

Andover

1 daycare

B

Angelica

1 daycare

A

Angola

5 daycares

A

Annandale-On-Hudson

2 daycares

A

Antwerp

2 daycares

C

Apalachin

4 daycares

C

Aquebogue

1 daycare

F

Arcade

4 daycares

A

Ardsley

5 daycares

A

Argyle

3 daycares

A

Arkport

2 daycares

A

Arlington

1 daycare

F

Armonk

6 daycares

C

Arverne

25 daycares

A

Astoria

59 daycares

A

Athens

1 daycare

F

Atlanta

1 daycare

A

Attica

3 daycares

C

Au Sable Forks

1 daycare

A

Auburn

29 daycares

A

Ausable Forks

2 daycares

A

Averill Park

4 daycares

A

Avoca

3 daycares

A

Avon

4 daycares

A
B
84

Babylon

10 daycares

A

Bainbridge

3 daycares

A

Baldwin

54 daycares

A

Baldwinsville

22 daycares

C

Ballston Lake

10 daycares

A

Ballston Spa

23 daycares

A

Bardonia

2 daycares

A

Barker

1 daycare

B

Barneveld

1 daycare

F

Barryville

1 daycare

B

Batavia

10 daycares

A

Bath

10 daycares

A

Bay Shore

41 daycares

A

Bayport

3 daycares

C

Bayshore

11 daycares

C

Bayside

28 daycares

A

Bayswater

1 daycare

F

Bayville

1 daycare

A

Beacon

17 daycares

A

Beaver Dams

1 daycare

A

Bedford

2 daycares

A

Bedford Corners

1 daycare

C

Bedford Hills

3 daycares

F

Bell Rose

1 daycare

C

Belle Harbor

3 daycares

B

Bellerose

2 daycares

C

Belleville

1 daycare

C

Bellmore

8 daycares

A

Bellport

5 daycares

A

Bemus Point

1 daycare

F

Bergen

3 daycares

A

Bethel

1 daycare

C

Bethpage

15 daycares

A

Big Flats

4 daycares

A

Binghamton

40 daycares

A

Black River

1 daycare

C

Blasdell

6 daycares

A

Blauvelt

6 daycares

A

Bliss

1 daycare

A

Bloomfield

3 daycares

C

Blooming Grove

1 daycare

F

Bloomingdale

2 daycares

A

bloomville

1 daycare

Blue Mountain Lake

1 daycare

A

Blue Point

1 daycare

C

Bohemia

10 daycares

A

Bolivar

2 daycares

A

Bolton Landing

1 daycare

C

Bombay

1 daycare

A

Boonville

4 daycares

A

Boston

2 daycares

F

Bovina Center

1 daycare

F

branchport

1 daycare

Brasher Falls

2 daycares

D

Brentwood

119 daycares

A

Brewerton

2 daycares

B

Brewster

9 daycares

A

Briarcliff

2 daycares

C

Briarcliff Manor

7 daycares

A

Briarwood

3 daycares

C

Bridgehampton

1 daycare

F

Bridgeport

2 daycares

C

Brighton

1 daycare

F

Brockport

6 daycares

A

Brocton

2 daycares

A

Bronnx

1 daycare

F

Bronx

3769 daycares

A

Bronx, Ny

1 daycare

A

Bronxville

1 daycare

F

Brookhaven

1 daycare

F

Brookklyn

1 daycare

F

Brooklyn

2616 daycares

A

Brookville

1 daycare

C

Brookyln

1 daycare

F

Brookyn

3 daycares

C

Broooklyn

2 daycares

F

Brownville

2 daycares

A

Brushton

2 daycares

A

Buchanan

4 daycares

A

Buffalo

211 daycares

A

Buffalo, Ny

1 daycare

D

Burlington Flats

1 daycare

B

Burnt Hills

1 daycare

F

Buskirk

1 daycare

F
C
104

Cadyville

2 daycares

A

Cairo

2 daycares

A

Calcium

3 daycares

A

Caledonia

2 daycares

B

Callicoon

1 daycare

F

Calverton

2 daycares

A

Cambria Heights

19 daycares

A

Cambridge

2 daycares

A

Camden

3 daycares

A

Camillus

8 daycares

B

Campbell

3 daycares

A

Canajoharie

1 daycare

C

Canandaigua

17 daycares

A

Canaseraga

1 daycare

A

Canastota

7 daycares

A

Candor

3 daycares

A

Caneadea

1 daycare

B

Canisteo

4 daycares

B

Canton

9 daycares

A

Carle Place

3 daycares

A

Carmel

6 daycares

A

Carmel Hamlet

1 daycare

C

Carthage

8 daycares

A

Castleton

3 daycares

C

Castleton On Hudson

2 daycares

A

Castorland

2 daycares

C

Cato

6 daycares

A

Catskill

6 daycares

A

Cattaraugus

2 daycares

A

Cazenovia

3 daycares

F

Cedarhurst

2 daycares

C

Cental Valley

1 daycare

C

Center Moriches

7 daycares

B

Centereach

12 daycares

A

Centerport

3 daycares

A

Central Islip

36 daycares

A

Central Nyack

1 daycare

F

Central Square

5 daycares

A

Central Valley

4 daycares

A

Chadwicks

1 daycare

A

Champlain

3 daycares

B

Chappapua

1 daycare

A

Chappaqua

6 daycares

A

Charlton

1 daycare

D

Chateaugay

1 daycare

F

Chatham

1 daycare

A

Chazy

3 daycares

A

Cheektowaga

25 daycares

A

Chenango Forks

1 daycare

F

Cherry Valley

1 daycare

A

Chester

4 daycares

A

Chestertown

1 daycare

F

Chestnut Ridge

7 daycares

A

Chittenango

6 daycares

A

Churchville

2 daycares

C

Churubusco

1 daycare

D

Cicero

10 daycares

F

Circleville

1 daycare

F

Clarence

5 daycares

A

Clarence Center

3 daycares

F

Clark Mills

1 daycare

C

Claryville

1 daycare

F

Clay

9 daycares

A

Clayton

3 daycares

A

Clifton Park

33 daycares

A

Clifton Springs

8 daycares

C

Clinton

6 daycares

A

Clyde

3 daycares

A

Cobelskill

1 daycare

C

Cobleskill

8 daycares

A

Coeymans

1 daycare

A

Cohocton

1 daycare

A

Cohoes

14 daycares

A

Cold Spring

5 daycares

A

Cold Spring Harbor

2 daycares

B

College Point

16 daycares

A

Colonie

3 daycares

A

Colton

2 daycares

A

Commack

14 daycares

A

Congers

5 daycares

A

Conklin

1 daycare

A

Constable

1 daycare

C

Constantia

3 daycares

A

Cooperstown

4 daycares

A

Copenhagen

1 daycare

B

Copiague

29 daycares

A

Coram

15 daycares

A

Corfu

1 daycare

A

Corinth

2 daycares

C

Corning

29 daycares

A

Cornwall

4 daycares

A

Cornwall On Hudson

1 daycare

F

Corona

58 daycares

A

Cortland

22 daycares

A

Cortlandt

1 daycare

F

Cortlandt Manor

8 daycares

A

Cottekill

1 daycare

A

Coxsackie

1 daycare

F

Craryville

1 daycare

F

Crompond

2 daycares

A

Croton-On-Hudson

10 daycares

A

Cuba

6 daycares

A

Cuddebackville

1 daycare

F

Cutchogue

2 daycares

D
E
49

E Meadow

1 daycare

C

E Northport

1 daycare

C

E Patchogue

1 daycare

B

E Syracuse

1 daycare

F

E.setauket

1 daycare

C

Eagle Bridge

2 daycares

B

Earlville

2 daycares

A

East Amherst

3 daycares

C

East Aurora

4 daycares

B

East Elmhurst

73 daycares

A

east elmhurts

1 daycare

East Greenbush

6 daycares

A

East Hampton

5 daycares

A

East Hills

1 daycare

C

East Islip

1 daycare

F

East Meadow

14 daycares

A

East Meredith

1 daycare

C

East Moriches

1 daycare

B

East Northport

9 daycares

A

East Patchogue

5 daycares

A

East Rochester

5 daycares

A

East Rockaway

6 daycares

A

East Schodack

1 daycare

A

East Setauket

4 daycares

B

East Syracuse

13 daycares

A

East Westbury

1 daycare

A

East Williston

1 daycare

C

Eastchester

4 daycares

A

Eastport

1 daycare

A

Eden

3 daycares

A

Elba

1 daycare

F

Elbridge

4 daycares

A

Eldred

1 daycare

A

Ellenburg Center

2 daycares

A

Ellenburg Depot

2 daycares

B

Ellenville

5 daycares

B

Ellicottville

3 daycares

C

Elma

7 daycares

A

Elmhurst

27 daycares

A

Elmira

50 daycares

A

Elmira Heights

3 daycares

A

Elmont

42 daycares

A

Elmsford

13 daycares

A

Endicott

16 daycares

A

Endwell

8 daycares

A

Erin

1 daycare

A

Esopus

1 daycare

A

Essex

1 daycare

A

Evans Mills

7 daycares

A
G
51

Gabriels

2 daycares

A

Gainesville

1 daycare

A

Galway

1 daycare

A

Gansevoort

11 daycares

A

Garden City

9 daycares

A

Garden City South

1 daycare

F

Gardiner

1 daycare

C

Garnerville

8 daycares

A

Garrison

1 daycare

C

Gasport

4 daycares

A

Geneseo

3 daycares

C

Geneva

10 daycares

C

Genoa

1 daycare

C

Germantown

1 daycare

A

Getzville

7 daycares

A

Gilbertsville

1 daycare

F

Glasco

1 daycare

F

Glen Cove

18 daycares

A

Glen Head

6 daycares

C

Glen Oaks

1 daycare

A

Glen Park

1 daycare

F

Glen Spey

1 daycare

D

Glen Wild

1 daycare

A

Glendale

18 daycares

A

Glenfield

1 daycare

C

Glenham

1 daycare

F

Glenmont

3 daycares

A

Glens Falls

8 daycares

A

Glenville

6 daycares

A

Gloversville

10 daycares

A

Goshen

9 daycares

A

Gouverneur

4 daycares

C

Gowanda

4 daycares

A

Grahamsville

2 daycares

F

Grand Gorge

1 daycare

F

Grand Island

10 daycares

A

Granite Springs

1 daycare

A

Granville

5 daycares

A

Great Neck

13 daycares

A

Great River

1 daycare

F

Greece

1 daycare

F

Green Island

1 daycare

C

Greene

7 daycares

B

Greenfield Center

3 daycares

C

Greenlawn

4 daycares

A

Greenpoint

2 daycares

C

Greenville

3 daycares

A

Greenwich

4 daycares

A

Greenwood Lake

2 daycares

A

Groton

6 daycares

C

Guilderland

2 daycares

F
H
66

Hagaman

4 daycares

A

Halfmoon

4 daycares

B

Hamburg

18 daycares

A

Hamden

1 daycare

F

Hamilton

2 daycares

A

Hamlin

1 daycare

A

Hammond

2 daycares

F

Hammondsport

2 daycares

B

Hampton Bays

3 daycares

B

Hancock

3 daycares

A

Hannibal

2 daycares

A

Harford

1 daycare

F

Harpursville

4 daycares

C

Harriman

1 daycare

D

Harris

2 daycares

A

Harrison

10 daycares

A

Harrisville

2 daycares

C

Hartsdale

10 daycares

A

Hastings On Hudson

7 daycares

A

Hauppague

1 daycare

D

Hauppauge

9 daycares

A

Haverstraw

17 daycares

A

Hawthorne

5 daycares

A

Head Of The Harbor

1 daycare

B

Hempstaed

1 daycare

A

Hempstead

125 daycares

A

Henrietta

3 daycares

B

Herkimer

3 daycares

A

Hermon

2 daycares

A

Heuvelton

2 daycares

A

Hewlett

6 daycares

A

Hicksville

33 daycares

A

Highland

10 daycares

A

Highland Falls

3 daycares

A

Highland Mills

4 daycares

A

Hilton

8 daycares

A

Hinsdale

2 daycares

D

Holbrook

8 daycares

B

Holland

3 daycares

A

Holley

2 daycares

C

Hollis

13 daycares

A

Hollis Hills

1 daycare

F

Holliswood

1 daycare

A

Holmes

2 daycares

C

Holtsville

6 daycares

B

Homer

7 daycares

A

Honeoye

1 daycare

F

Honeoye Falls

1 daycare

B

Hoosick Falls

1 daycare

B

Hopewell Jct

1 daycare

A

Hopewell Junction

10 daycares

A

Hornell

12 daycares

A

Horseheads

23 daycares

A

Hortonville

1 daycare

C

Howard Beach

10 daycares

A

Hubbardsville

2 daycares

F

Hudson

10 daycares

A

Hudson Falls

14 daycares

A

Humphrey

1 daycare

F

Huntington

17 daycares

A

Huntington Sta.

1 daycare

C

Huntington Station

14 daycares

A

Huntington Station, Ny

1 daycare

A

Hurley

3 daycares

A

Hyde Park

9 daycares

A

Hype Park

1 daycare

A
L
54

La Fargeville

1 daycare

C

La Grangeville

1 daycare

A

Lackawanna

9 daycares

A

Lafargeville

2 daycares

A

Lafayette

3 daycares

C

Lagrangeville

4 daycares

C

Lake George

1 daycare

A

Lake Grove

7 daycares

A

Lake Katrine

6 daycares

B

Lake Luzerne

2 daycares

A

Lake Placid

5 daycares

A

Lake Ronkonkoma

6 daycares

A

Lake View

3 daycares

A

Lakeview

1 daycare

A

Lakeville

1 daycare

A

Lakewood

4 daycares

B

Lancaster

11 daycares

A

Lansing

2 daycares

C

Larchmont

8 daycares

A

Latham

19 daycares

A

Laurelton

20 daycares

A

Laurens

1 daycare

F

Lawrence

5 daycares

A

Lawtons

1 daycare

A

Le Roy

3 daycares

C

Lee Center

1 daycare

A

Leeds

1 daycare

B

Leicester

1 daycare

C

Levittown

27 daycares

A

Lewis

2 daycares

A

Lewiston

2 daycares

F

Liberty

10 daycares

A

lic

1 daycare

Lido Beach

1 daycare

F

Lima

2 daycares

C

Lincolndale

2 daycares

F

Lindenhurst

45 daycares

A

Lisbon

2 daycares

C

Little Falls

6 daycares

B

Little Neck

9 daycares

A

Littleneck

1 daycare

A

Liverpool

28 daycares

A

Livingston Manor

1 daycare

F

Livonia

6 daycares

A

Locke

1 daycare

A

Lockport

24 daycares

A

Locust Valley

3 daycares

A

Long Beach

10 daycares

A

Long Island City

27 daycares

A

Loudonville

5 daycares

A

Lowville

10 daycares

A

Lynbrook

19 daycares

A

Lyons

1 daycare

B

Lyons Falls

1 daycare

F
M
91

Macedon

4 daycares

A

Madrid

2 daycares

A

Mahopac

22 daycares

A

Maine

1 daycare

A

Malone

12 daycares

A

Malta

6 daycares

A

Malverne

6 daycares

A

Mamaroneck

17 daycares

A

Manhasset

8 daycares

A

Manhassett

1 daycare

A

Manhattan

18 daycares

A

Manlius

6 daycares

A

Mannsville

1 daycare

A

Manorville

1 daycare

C

Marathon

1 daycare

F

Marcellus

4 daycares

D

Marcy

3 daycares

A

Margaretville

1 daycare

F

Marion

2 daycares

C

Marlboro

5 daycares

A

Maryland

1 daycare

C

Maspeth

6 daycares

A

Massapequa

23 daycares

A

Massapequa Park

5 daycares

A

Massena

6 daycares

C

Mastic

14 daycares

A

Mastic Beach

13 daycares

A

Mattydale

2 daycares

A

Maybrook

1 daycare

A

Mayfield

2 daycares

A

Mayville

1 daycare

C

Mc Graw

1 daycare

C

McGraw

3 daycares

B

Mechanicville

7 daycares

A

Medford

18 daycares

A

Medina

7 daycares

A

Medusa

1 daycare

A

Melville

8 daycares

B

Memphis

1 daycare

A

Menands

1 daycare

F

Mendon

2 daycares

A

Merrick

25 daycares

A

Mexico

4 daycares

A

Middle Granville

2 daycares

A

Middle Island

7 daycares

A

Middle Village

11 daycares

A

Middleburgh

2 daycares

F

Middleport

1 daycare

A

Middlesex

1 daycare

D

Middletown

48 daycares

A

Milford

1 daycare

F

Millbrook

3 daycares

A

Miller Place

6 daycares

A

Millport

1 daycare

A

Milton

3 daycares

A

Mineola

10 daycares

A

Mineville

1 daycare

D

Minoa

2 daycares

F

Mohawk

2 daycares

F

Mohegan Lake

6 daycares

A

Mongaup Valley

1 daycare

C

Moniticello

1 daycare

B

Monroe

24 daycares

A

Monsey

23 daycares

A

Monsey, Ny

1 daycare

A

Montauk

2 daycares

A

Montebello

2 daycares

A

Montgomery

11 daycares

A

Monticello

7 daycares

A

Montour Falls

2 daycares

A

Montrose

3 daycares

A

Mooers

2 daycares

A

Mooers Forks

1 daycare

A

Moravia

4 daycares

F

Moriah

1 daycare

F

Moriches

4 daycares

A

Morris

1 daycare

A

Morrisonville

5 daycares

A

Morristown

1 daycare

F

Morrisville

2 daycares

A

Morrrisonville

1 daycare

C

Mount Kisco

5 daycares

A

Mount Sinai

4 daycares

A

Mount Vernon

56 daycares

A

Mt Sinai

1 daycare

A

Mt Tremper

1 daycare

A

Mt. Kisco

2 daycares

F

Mt. Morris

3 daycares

A

Mt. Vernon

27 daycares

A

Mt. Vision

1 daycare

F

Munnsville

2 daycares

D
N
58

N Merrick

1 daycare

A

N. Babylon

1 daycare

A

N. Baldwin

1 daycare

F

N. Bellmore

1 daycare

F

N. Chili

1 daycare

C

N. Syracuse

1 daycare

A

Nanuet

11 daycares

A

Naples

1 daycare

F

Narrowsburg

1 daycare

A

Nassau

4 daycares

A

Nedrow

2 daycares

A

Nesconset

5 daycares

A

New Berlin

3 daycares

B

New City

32 daycares

A

New Hartford

10 daycares

A

New Hempstead

1 daycare

A

New Hyde Park

10 daycares

B

New Paltz

12 daycares

A

New Rochelle

61 daycares

A

New Square

2 daycares

A

New Windsor

18 daycares

A

New York

1211 daycares

A

New York City

2 daycares

A

New York Mills

1 daycare

F

Newark

5 daycares

A

Newark Valley

4 daycares

A

Newburgh

26 daycares

A

Newburgh, Ny

1 daycare

A

Newfane

1 daycare

B

Newfield

4 daycares

A

Niagara Falls

47 daycares

A

Nichols

2 daycares

C

Nicholville

1 daycare

A

Niskayuna

8 daycares

A

No. Woodmere

1 daycare

F

North Amityville

1 daycare

F

North Babylon

17 daycares

A

North Baldwin

7 daycares

A

North Bellmore

6 daycares

A

North Chili

2 daycares

F

North Collins

1 daycare

B

North Massapequa

2 daycares

B

North Merrick

3 daycares

A

North Patchogue

1 daycare

F

North Rose

1 daycare

C

North Salem

2 daycares

A

North Syracuse

14 daycares

A

North Tonawanda

17 daycares

A

North White Plains

1 daycare

A

Northport

10 daycares

A

Northville

1 daycare

A

Norwich

13 daycares

A

Norwood

3 daycares

A

Nueva Rochelle

1 daycare

A

Nunda

1 daycare

A

Ny

10 daycares

A

Nyack

8 daycares

A

Nyc

2 daycares

C
P
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Painted Post

13 daycares

A

Palenville

1 daycare

B

Palisades

2 daycares

A

Palmyra

4 daycares

A

Panama

1 daycare

A

Parishville

2 daycares

B

Parksville

1 daycare

C

Patchogue

10 daycares

F

Patterson

6 daycares

A

Pattersonville

1 daycare

A

Pavilion

2 daycares

A

Pawling

2 daycares

B

Pearl River

9 daycares

A

Peekskill

22 daycares

A

Pelham

12 daycares

A

Penfield

11 daycares

A

Penn Yan

7 daycares

A

Pennellville

1 daycare

F

Perry

6 daycares

A

Peru

4 daycares

A

Petersburg

1 daycare

A

Phelps

3 daycares

A

Philadelphia

4 daycares

B

Philmont

1 daycare

D

Phoenicia

1 daycare

B

Phoenix

4 daycares

C

Piermont

1 daycare

C

Pine Bush

7 daycares

A

Pine City

1 daycare

A

Pine Valley

1 daycare

A

Pittsford

15 daycares

A

Plainview

11 daycares

A

Plattsburgh

29 daycares

A

Pleasant Valley

5 daycares

A

Pleasantville

2 daycares

F

Poestenkill

2 daycares

A

Poland

1 daycare

F

Pomona

6 daycares

A

Port Byron

1 daycare

A

Port Chester

18 daycares

A

Port Ewen

3 daycares

C

Port Henry

1 daycare

A

Port Jefferson

4 daycares

C

Port Jefferson Station

5 daycares

A

Port Jervis

11 daycares

A

Port Washington

22 daycares

A

Portchester

4 daycares

C

Portland

1 daycare

F

Portville

2 daycares

B

Potsdam

6 daycares

A

Poughkeepie

1 daycare

C

Poughkeepsie

75 daycares

A

Poughkeespie

1 daycare

C

Poughquag

3 daycares

A

Pound Ridge

1 daycare

D

Prattsburgh

2 daycares

A

Pulaski

3 daycares

C

Purchase

5 daycares

A

Putnam Valley

6 daycares

A
R
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Randolph

3 daycares

A

Ransomville

1 daycare

F

Ravena

5 daycares

A

Ray Brook

1 daycare

F

Red Creek

1 daycare

A

Red Hook

7 daycares

A

Rego Park

28 daycares

A

Rensselaer

12 daycares

A

Retsof

1 daycare

A

Rexford

1 daycare

F

Rhinebeck

7 daycares

A

Richburg

1 daycare

D

Richfield Springs

1 daycare

A

Richmond Hill

50 daycares

A

Richmond Hills

1 daycare

F

Ridegewood

1 daycare

B

Ridge

3 daycares

A

Ridgewood

40 daycares

A

Riverhead

19 daycares

A

Rochester

561 daycares

A

Rock Hill

1 daycare

F

Rock Tavern

2 daycares

A

Rockaway Beach

6 daycares

A

Rockaway Park

2 daycares

B

Rockville Center

2 daycares

B

Rockville Centre

8 daycares

A

Rocky Point

4 daycares

D

Rome

40 daycares

A

Romulus

2 daycares

B

Ronkonkoma

17 daycares

A

Roosevelt

52 daycares

A

Rosedale

42 daycares

A

Roslyn

8 daycares

A

Roslyn Heights

11 daycares

A

Rotterdam

6 daycares

A

Rotterdam Junction

1 daycare

C

Round Lake

1 daycare

A

Rouses Point

1 daycare

F

Rush

3 daycares

C

Rushville

1 daycare

A

Rye

6 daycares

A

Rye Brook

13 daycares

A
S
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S Ozone Park

1 daycare

B

S. Hempstead

1 daycare

F

S. Nyack

1 daycare

B

Sackets Harbor

1 daycare

C

Sag Harbor

1 daycare

F

Sagaponack

1 daycare

B

Saint Albans

20 daycares

A

Saint James

1 daycare

A

Salamanca

3 daycares

A

Salem

2 daycares

F

Salisbury Mills

1 daycare

F

Salt Point

4 daycares

A

Sanborn

2 daycares

A

Sandy Creek

3 daycares

A

Saranac

6 daycares

A

Saranac Lake

6 daycares

A

Saratoga Springs

21 daycares

A

Saugerties

14 daycares

A

Sauquoit

2 daycares

A

Savannah

1 daycare

C

Savona

4 daycares

A

Sayville

6 daycares

A

Scarborough

1 daycare

A

Scarsdale

19 daycares

A

Schaghticoke

3 daycares

A

Schenectady

132 daycares

A

Schenevus

3 daycares

A

Schnectady

1 daycare

C

Schoharie

3 daycares

F

Schroon Lake Ny

1 daycare

F

Schuyler Falls

3 daycares

B

Schuylerville

1 daycare

D

Scio

2 daycares

A

Scotia

12 daycares

B

Scottsburg

1 daycare

F

Scottsville

1 daycare

A

Sea Cliff

2 daycares

A

Seaford

9 daycares

A

Selden

12 daycares

A

Selkirk

4 daycares

B

Seneca Falls

9 daycares

A

Sharon Springs

1 daycare

C

Shenorock

1 daycare

F

Sherburne

3 daycares

A

Sherrill

4 daycares

A

Shirley

26 daycares

A

Shoreham

4 daycares

B

Shrub Oak

1 daycare

D

Sidney

5 daycares

A

Sidney Center

1 daycare

F

Silver Creek

1 daycare

A

Silver Springs

1 daycare

C

Sinclairville

1 daycare

A

Skaneateles

3 daycares

A

Skaneateles Falls

1 daycare

A

Slate Hill

2 daycares

C

Slaterville Springs

1 daycare

A

Sleepy Hollow

13 daycares

A

Sleepyhollow

2 daycares

C

Slingerlands

2 daycares

A

Sloatsburg

5 daycares

A

Smithtown

12 daycares

A

Snyder

1 daycare

F

So Ozone Park

1 daycare

F

Sodus

3 daycares

A

Solvay

1 daycare

B

Somers

3 daycares

A

South Dayton

1 daycare

F

South Floral Park

1 daycare

F

South Glens Falls

8 daycares

A

South Hempstead

3 daycares

F

South Jamaica

1 daycare

F

South Kortright

1 daycare

F

South Ozone

3 daycares

A

South Ozone Park

37 daycares

A

South Richmond Hill

16 daycares

A

South Salem

2 daycares

A

Southampton

5 daycares

A

Southold

2 daycares

A

Spencer

3 daycares

C

Spencerport

6 daycares

A

Spring Valley

53 daycares

A

Springfield Garden

1 daycare

F

Springfield Gardens

37 daycares

A

Springville

5 daycares

A

Springwater

1 daycare

A

St. Albans

21 daycares

A

St. James

2 daycares

F

St. Johnsville

2 daycares

C

Staatsburg

1 daycare

F

Stanfordville

2 daycares

B

Staten Island

330 daycares

A

Stewart Manor

1 daycare

A

Stillwater

2 daycares

F

Stone Ridge

2 daycares

A

Stony Brook

4 daycares

A

Stony Point

13 daycares

A

Stormville

3 daycares

A

Stottville

1 daycare

A

Strykersville

2 daycares

A

Suffern

8 daycares

A

Sunnyside

10 daycares

A

Syosset

16 daycares

A

Syracuse

239 daycares

A
W
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W. Babylon

1 daycare

C

W. Harrison

1 daycare

C

W. Haverstraw

1 daycare

F

W. Hempstead

6 daycares

A

W. Nyack

1 daycare

B

W.sand Lake

1 daycare

A

Waddington

1 daycare

A

Wading River

3 daycares

F

Wainscott

1 daycare

F

Walden

8 daycares

A

Wallkill

9 daycares

A

Wallkill Ny

1 daycare

F

Walton

6 daycares

B

Walworth

1 daycare

B

Wantagh

11 daycares

A

Wappinger Falls

4 daycares

A

Wappingers Falls

19 daycares

A

Warners

1 daycare

C

Warnerville

1 daycare

D

Warrensburg

5 daycares

A

Warsaw

3 daycares

D

Warwick

11 daycares

A

Washingtonville

6 daycares

A

Waterford

5 daycares

A

Waterloo

7 daycares

D

Watertown

33 daycares

A

Watervilet

1 daycare

D

Waterville

3 daycares

B

Watervliet

16 daycares

A

Watkins Glen

2 daycares

F

Waverly

4 daycares

C

Wayland

4 daycares

A

Webster

16 daycares

A

Weedsport

3 daycares

A

Wells

1 daycare

F

Wellsburg

1 daycare

C

Wellsville

8 daycares

A

West Babylon

34 daycares

A

West Bayblon

1 daycare

A

West Chazy

4 daycares

B

West Hampton Beach

1 daycare

C

West Harrison

5 daycares

A

West Haverstraw

5 daycares

A

West Hempstead

23 daycares

A

West Henrietta

6 daycares

A

West Islip

6 daycares

A

West Monroe

1 daycare

A

West Nyack

6 daycares

A

West Sand Lake

1 daycare

C

West Sayville

1 daycare

F

West Seneca

10 daycares

A

West Winfield

3 daycares

D

Westbury

73 daycares

A

Westfield

2 daycares

C

Westhampton

1 daycare

F

Westhampton Beach

2 daycares

A

Westmoreland

1 daycare

C

Westport

1 daycare

F

Westtown

1 daycare

A

Wheatfield

1 daycare

C

Wheatley Heights

4 daycares

A

White Plains

63 daycares

A

Whitehall

2 daycares

A

Whitesboro

6 daycares

A

Whitestone

10 daycares

A

Whitesville

1 daycare

A

Whitney Point

4 daycares

B

Willet

1 daycare

F

Williamson

3 daycares

A

Williamsville

27 daycares

A

Williston Park

3 daycares

A

Willsboro

1 daycare

A

Willseyville

1 daycare

F

Wilson

1 daycare

A

Wilton

2 daycares

A

Windsor

1 daycare

F

Windsor Park

1 daycare

D

Wingdale

5 daycares

D

Wolcott

1 daycare

A

Woodbourne

2 daycares

A

Woodbury

6 daycares

A

Woodhaven

43 daycares

A

Woodmere

6 daycares

F

Woodside

26 daycares

A

Woodstock

1 daycare

F

Worcester

4 daycares

A

Wurtsboro

2 daycares

D

Wyandanch

11 daycares

A

Wynantskill

5 daycares

A

Wyoming

2 daycares

A

Childcare Regulations in New York

All childcare programs in New York State must be licensed or registered by OCFS, except for programs operating in New York City, which are licensed by the NYC DOHMH. Day care centers, school-age child care programs, family day care homes, and group family day care homes each have specific regulatory requirements under Title 18 NYCRR.

Staff-to-Child Ratios

Age GroupStaff : Children
Infants (0-6 weeks)1:3
Infants (6 weeks - 18 months)1:4
Toddlers (18-36 months)1:5
Preschool (3 years)1:7
Preschool (4-5 years)1:8
School Age (6+ years)1:10

Licensing Agency

New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS)

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Inspection Frequency

Licensed and registered programs are inspected at least once during each licensing period (typically every two years). Unannounced inspections can occur at any time. Complaint investigations are conducted as warranted. New York City programs are regulated by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and may follow a different inspection schedule.

Background Check Requirements

All prospective operators, employees, and volunteers must undergo a comprehensive background check that includes fingerprinting for an FBI and New York State criminal history search, a check of the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR), and a Sex Offender Registry check.

Average Monthly Cost

$1,950/mo

Center-based infant care

Know Your Rights

Parents and guardians have the right to visit their child's childcare program at any time without advance notice during the program's operating hours. All inspection reports and enforcement actions are public records and can be requested from OCFS or accessed online.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How are daycares regulated in New York?

All childcare programs in New York State must be licensed or registered by OCFS, except for programs operating in New York City, which are licensed by the NYC DOHMH. Day care centers, school-age child care programs, family day care homes, and group family day care homes each have specific regulatory requirements under Title 18 NYCRR. The regulatory agency is the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS). All prospective operators, employees, and volunteers must undergo a comprehensive background check that includes fingerprinting for an FBI and New York State criminal history search, a check of the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR), and a Sex Offender Registry check.

What are the staff-to-child ratios for daycares in New York?

New York requires specific staff-to-child ratios based on age group. Infants (0-6 weeks): 1:3. Infants (6 weeks - 18 months): 1:4. Toddlers (18-36 months): 1:5. Preschool (3 years): 1:7. Preschool (4-5 years): 1:8. School Age (6+ years): 1:10. These ratios apply to licensed childcare centers.

How often are daycares inspected in New York?

Licensed and registered programs are inspected at least once during each licensing period (typically every two years). Unannounced inspections can occur at any time. Complaint investigations are conducted as warranted. New York City programs are regulated by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and may follow a different inspection schedule.