Childcare in Onondaga County, by the numbers.

Onondaga County has 122 licensed center programs with 10,587 licensed spots, and 284 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.

  • 122

    Licensed center programs

    124 center licenses

  • 10,587

    Licensed spots in centers

    About 87 per program

  • 284

    Home daycares

    3,280 spots

  • 3

    New center programs

    November 2025 to October 2026

Spots for young children in Onondaga County

44

licensed spots for every 100 children under 5

New York as a whole has 48.

Onondaga County has about 23,371 children under 5, by the Census Bureau's estimate.

Center programs opened, November 2025 to October 2026

3 opened at a new address.

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

Kinds of center license in Onondaga County

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

  • Day care center78
  • School-age child care46

Cities with the most center programs

By the city written on each license.

  • Syracuse57
  • Liverpool15
  • Baldwinsville11
  • Cicero6
  • Camillus5
  • Fayetteville5
  • East Syracuse3
  • Manlius3

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Questions, answered

How many licensed childcare centers are in Onondaga County?

122 center programs, holding 124 center licenses and 10,587 licensed spots, as of November 3, 2026.

How many home daycares are in Onondaga County?

284 home daycares, with 3,280 spots, as of November 3, 2026.

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

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

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

44 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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