Licensed Before & After School in Belmont, CA

Before & After School in Belmont

As of August 2026

Of the 21 licensed child care providers in Belmont, 14 are centers and 7 are family child care homes, about 67% center-based. Together these providers report licensed capacity for roughly 1,296 children, an average of 62 per site. Fifteen of the 21 providers serve preschool-age children, and 9 each serve infants and toddlers, while 11 serve school-age kids. CloverMap compiles all 21 of Belmont's licensed providers into one searchable, verified directory.

What to know about childcare in Belmont

Belmont's 21 licensed child care providers split 14 centers to 7 family child care homes, so centers make up about 67% of the local total — a clear majority, with a solid minority of home-based options rounding out the market. That mix gives parents a genuine decision to make rather than a market dominated by one format. Centers tend to run structured, multi-classroom programs with dedicated staff for each age group, while family child care homes typically offer a smaller group size, more flexible scheduling, and a single consistent caregiver — trade-offs families weigh differently depending on a child's age and temperament.

Licensed capacity across Belmont's 21 providers totals about 1,296 children, an average of roughly 62 per site, one of the higher averages in this dataset. This figure is drawn from capacity data reported by all 21 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.

Fifteen of Belmont's 21 providers serve preschool-age children, the largest age-group total in the city. Infant and toddler care are each offered at 9 providers, and school-age care at 11 — a reasonably well-rounded spread across the age groups tracked. 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.

In Belmont, as throughout California, licensed child care is overseen by 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 15 of 21 providers serving preschool-age children, families in Belmont — including those considering BELMONT COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER — will find the widest set of options for that age group. The 9 providers each serving infants and toddlers, and 11 serving school-age children, round out a fairly balanced market for families with children at different ages.