Childcare in Nassau County, by the numbers.

Nassau County has 393 licensed center programs with 45,955 licensed spots, and 842 home daycares.

Sources: Regulated Child Care Search, New York State Office of Children and Family Services; Child care program search, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Read November 3, 2026.

  • 393

    Licensed center programs

    393 center licenses

  • 45,955

    Licensed spots in centers

    About 117 per program

  • 842

    Home daycares

    13,020 spots

  • 40

    New center programs

    November 2025 to October 2026

Spots for young children in Nassau County

56

licensed spots for every 100 children under 5

New York as a whole has 48.

Nassau County has about 70,943 children under 5, by the Census Bureau's estimate.

Center programs opened, November 2025 to October 2026

40 opened at a new address.

  • November 20251
  • December 20253
  • January 20261
  • February 20260
  • March 20262
  • April 20263
  • May 20262
  • June 20264
  • July 20262
  • August 202613
  • September 20268
  • October 20261

Kinds of center license in Nassau County

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

  • Day care center236
  • School-age child care157

Cities with the most center programs

By the city written on each license.

  • Merrick17
  • Valley Stream17
  • Port Washington16
  • Syosset15
  • Glen Cove13
  • Great Neck13
  • Freeport12
  • Baldwin11

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Questions, answered

How many licensed childcare centers are in Nassau County?

393 center programs, holding 393 center licenses and 45,955 licensed spots, as of November 3, 2026.

How many home daycares are in Nassau County?

842 home daycares, with 13,020 spots, as of November 3, 2026.

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

40 center programs opened at a new address from November 2025 to October 2026.

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

56 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 New York?

On New York State Office of Children and Family Services's public facility search. Search by the program's name, address or license number. Centers in New York City are on the city Health Department's own search.

About these numbers

Every license count here comes from the state and city license files, read November 3, 2026.

A center program is the active center licenses one provider holds at one address. A center and its school-age program count as one.

Openings cover November 2025 to October 2026.

An opening is a program first opened then, at an address with no earlier center.

Home daycares are family day care and group family day care homes.

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.

In New York City, centers hold a permit from the city's Health Department, not a state license.

The city's file has no opening dates, so the five boroughs show no openings.

Both files list only open programs, so this page shows no closings.

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. Centers in New York City are on the city Health Department's own search.

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