Childcare in Solano County, by the numbers.

Solano County has 107 licensed center programs with 7,053 licensed spots, and 196 large home daycares.

Source: Child Care Licensing facility search, California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. Read November 3, 2026.

  • 107

    Licensed center programs

    145 center licenses

  • 7,053

    Licensed spots in centers

    About 66 per program

  • 196

    Large home daycares

    2,726 spots

  • 7

    New center programs

    8 closed in the same months

Spots for young children in Solano County

37

licensed spots for every 100 children under 5

California as a whole has 42.

Solano County has about 24,668 children under 5, by the Census Bureau's estimate.

Center programs opened, November 2025 to October 2026

7 opened at a new address. 8 addresses closed their last center license.

  • November 20251
  • December 20250
  • January 20260
  • February 20260
  • March 20261
  • April 20261
  • May 20260
  • June 20261
  • July 20262
  • August 20261
  • September 20260
  • October 20260

Kinds of center license in Solano County

2 programs hold only a school-age license: before and after school care.

  • Day care center86
  • Infant center22
  • School-age day care center21
  • Single licensed child care center16

Cities with the most center programs

By the city written on each license.

  • Fairfield35
  • Vacaville23
  • Vallejo20
  • Benicia13
  • Dixon9
  • Suisun City4

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Questions, answered

How many licensed childcare centers are in Solano County?

107 center programs, holding 145 center licenses and 7,053 licensed spots, as of November 3, 2026.

How many large home daycares are in Solano County?

196 large home daycares, with 2,726 spots, as of November 3, 2026.

How many childcare centers opened in Solano County in the last year?

7 center programs opened at a new address from November 2025 to October 2026. In the same months, 8 addresses closed their last center license.

How many licensed childcare spots are there per child in Solano County?

37 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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