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Child care in New York

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3,861 child care providers in 644 cities and towns and 50 counties. From the New York State Office of Children and Family Services: Program pages: inspection and complaint history and Child Care Regulated Programs.

What New York’s list covers

Programs New York State’s Office of Children and Family Services licenses or registers outside New York City, each county added once it is read in full. Programs in the city’s five boroughs, including the day care centers its Health Department regulates, aren’t here yet.

The biggest cities and towns

By how many child care providers each holds
  1. Syracuse 239 Onondaga County
  2. Buffalo 224 Erie County
  3. Albany 131 Albany County
  4. Schenectady 128 Schenectady County
  5. Poughkeepsie 79 Dutchess County
  6. Utica 59 Oneida County
  7. Elmira 53 Chemung County
  8. Rome 49 Oneida County
  9. Niagara Falls 47 Niagara County

The biggest counties

By how many child care providers each holds
  1. Erie County 475
  2. Onondaga County 409
  3. Albany County 232
  4. Dutchess County 214
  5. Oneida County 179
  6. Schenectady County 160
  7. Saratoga County 148
  8. Ulster County 116
  9. Steuben County 111

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Source:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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