Childcare in Riverside County, by the numbers.
Riverside County has 429 licensed center programs with 31,566 licensed spots, and 845 large home daycares.
Source: Child Care Licensing facility search, California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. Read November 3, 2026.
429
Licensed center programs
538 center licenses
31,566
Licensed spots in centers
About 74 per program
845
Large home daycares
11,808 spots
18
New center programs
21 closed in the same months
Spots for young children in Riverside County
28
licensed spots for every 100 children under 5
California as a whole has 42.
Riverside County has about 141,224 children under 5, by the Census Bureau's estimate.
Center programs opened, November 2025 to October 2026
18 opened at a new address. 21 addresses closed their last center license.
Kinds of center license in Riverside County
31 programs hold only a school-age license: before and after school care.
Cities with the most center programs
By the city written on each license.
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More counties in California
- Los Angeles County 2,797 licensed center programs 46 spots per 100 children under 5
- Orange County 909 licensed center programs 43 spots per 100 children under 5
- San Diego County 891 licensed center programs 45 spots per 100 children under 5
- Alameda County 602 licensed center programs 56 spots per 100 children under 5
- Santa Clara County 598 licensed center programs 58 spots per 100 children under 5
- Sacramento County 476 licensed center programs 41 spots per 100 children under 5
Getting licensed in California
California licenses child care centers and family child care homes separately. See the ratios, trainings and checklist the state asks for in our California licensing guide.
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Plan your program
- Child care prices in California
Weekly prices in every county, from the Department of Labor.
- Daycare business plan
How to write a plan for funding and licensing.
- Tuition calculator
Typical rates by state and age group.
- Ratio calculator
Staff needed for each age group, by state.
Questions, answered
How many licensed childcare centers are in Riverside County?
429 center programs, holding 538 center licenses and 31,566 licensed spots, as of November 3, 2026.
How many large home daycares are in Riverside County?
845 large home daycares, with 11,808 spots, as of November 3, 2026.
How many childcare centers opened in Riverside County in the last year?
18 center programs opened at a new address from November 2025 to October 2026. In the same months, 21 addresses closed their last center license.
How many licensed childcare spots are there per child in Riverside County?
28 licensed spots for every 100 children under 5. The child count is the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025.
Where can I check a childcare program's license in California?
On California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division's public facility search. Search by the program's name, address or license number.
About these numbers
Every license count here comes from the state's license file, read November 3, 2026.
A center program is the active center licenses one licensee holds at one address. A day care center and its infant center count as one program.
Openings and closings cover November 2025 to October 2026.
An opening is a program first licensed then, at an address with no earlier center license.
A closing is an address whose last center license closed in that time.
Home daycares are large family child care homes, for up to 14 children. Small homes are not in the state's file.
Children under 5 are the Census Bureau's estimates for July 1, 2025.
Spots for young children leave out school-age licenses and add home daycare spots. Some serve older children.
This page is a summary of public records. It is not legal advice, and licenses change every week.
To check one program, search the state's own lookup.
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