Licensed Before & After School in Agoura Hills, CA

Before & After School in Agoura Hills

As of August 2026

Parents comparing options in Agoura Hills will find 22 licensed child care providers, 16 of them centers and 6 family child care homes — about 73% center-based. Together they report licensed capacity for roughly 1,124 children, an average of 51 per site. Age coverage is fairly even here: 9 providers each serve infants, toddlers, and school-age children, while 14 serve preschool-age kids. CloverMap gives Agoura Hills families a single place to browse all 22 verified, licensed listings.

What to know about childcare in Agoura Hills

Agoura Hills's 22 licensed providers lean toward centers, with 16 operating as centers and 6 as family child care homes, putting center-based care at about 73% of the total. That leaves a smaller but still available set of home-based options for families who prefer that setting. Larger centers like these typically offer structured daily schedules, dedicated outdoor play space, and multiple staff members organized by classroom, while the smaller number of family child care homes in the mix can appeal to families who want a lower adult-to-child ratio and a more home-like setting. Neither format is inherently better for every child — fit often comes down to a child's temperament and a family's schedule.

Combined licensed capacity across Agoura Hills's 22 providers totals roughly 1,124 children, an average of about 51 per site — one of the higher per-site averages in this batch, consistent with the center-heavy mix. This average is based on capacity data reported by all 22 providers. That capacity figure reflects the maximum number of children each provider is licensed to serve at one time — not a guarantee of a current opening — so families should always confirm real-time availability directly with a provider. Still, comparing licensed capacity across providers is a useful first filter for families deciding between a large, multi-classroom program and a smaller, more intimate setting.

Age coverage in Agoura Hills is notably even: 9 providers each serve infants, toddlers, and school-age children, while 14 serve preschool-age kids. That relatively balanced spread across every age group gives families with children of different ages a consistent set of options to work with. This kind of age-group breakdown matters because not every licensed provider serves every age range — some specialize in a narrower band, such as preschool only, while others cover infants through school age at a single site. Families juggling children of different ages often find it easier to search for providers that report coverage across multiple groups rather than coordinating separate arrangements.

Licensing for child care providers in Agoura Hills, as across California, runs through the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD). A CCLD license confirms that a provider — center or family child care home — has met the state's requirements for staffing, group size, and facility conditions. This oversight includes staff background checks, required staff-to-child ratios, facility and safety standards for the physical space, and emergency planning requirements, applied the same way to centers and family child care homes alike. Families comparing providers can treat a valid license as a baseline confirmation of these state requirements, separate from the day-to-day fit of any individual program.

With 14 of 22 providers serving preschool-age children, families in Agoura Hills — including those considering CHILDREN'S HOUSE MONTESSORI — will find the deepest set of options for that age group. The evenly matched 9 providers each serving infants, toddlers, and school-age children mean other age groups are reasonably well covered too.