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After-School Care in California

Daycares for school-age children in California, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.

daycares for school-age children listed
1,529
towns
370
towns have their own after-school care page
160
of all California daycares
6%

Map of California: each dot is a town with daycares for school-age children, sized by how many are listed

School-age
What puts a daycare on this listThe state record lists school-age children among the ages it serves.A daycare that serves school-age children may not run an after-school program every day; ask.

California

Largest towns for after-school care in California

San Diego49 school-ageIrvine39 school-ageSacramento39 school-ageSan Jose37 school-ageLos Angeles33 school-ageRoseville30 school-ageChula Vista28 school-ageFresno25 school-ageElk Grove24 school-ageSan Francisco21 school-ageRiverside20 school-ageRocklin20 school-age

Programs

Programs in California

Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.

ProgramListed
All daycares25,828
Take infants2,521
Child care centers10,951
Accept subsidy462
In-home daycares14,877
Christian & church daycares959
Montessori schools1,064
Preschools & pre-K3,768
Early morning daycare1,135
Part-time daycare816
Drop-in daycare202
After-school care1,529
Bilingual daycare512
Head Start1,403

The California state record

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division licenses daycares in California.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
Every visit the state publishes back to 2021
Cited rules
Citation counts as the state reports them
Corrections
Correction dates as the state records them
Search the California state records

Before you enroll

Choosing after-school care in California

  1. 1

    Ask about school pickup

    Ask whether it picks up from your child's school, and how.

  2. 2

    Ask about school breaks

    Ask whether it is open on school holidays, snow days and in summer.

  3. 3

    Ask about homework time

    Ask whether there is quiet time for homework and what else children do.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

    Open a listing for its state license, the ages it serves and the inspection record, where we hold them.

California

Cost, inspections and ratios in California

Daycare cost in CaliforniaWeekly prices by age and countyWhat California inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in CaliforniaHow many children each adult may care forDaycare tour checklistQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 370 California towns with after-school care, A to Z

A20 towns
B19 towns
C35 towns
D10 towns
E16 towns
F14 towns
G9 towns
H11 towns
I4 towns
J2 towns
K2 towns
L34 towns
M26 towns
N8 towns
O10 towns
P23 towns
Q1 town
R24 towns
S56 towns
T13 towns
U1 town
V9 towns
W18 towns
Y5 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

Arizona2,529 daycaresOregon1,972 daycaresNevada587 daycares

Questions

Questions about after-school care in California

How many daycares for school-age children are in California?

1,529 daycares for school-age children are listed in 370 California towns. A daycare that serves school-age children may not run an after-school program every day; ask.

Which California town has the most daycares for school-age children?

San Diego, with 49 listed. Next are Irvine (39) and Sacramento (39).

Do these daycares pick children up from school?

Some do. Ask whether it picks up from your child's school, how, and what it costs.

Who licenses daycares in California?

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division licenses daycares in California. It publishes its inspections with the citation counts, and we copy them onto each listing.