Licensed Before & After School in Calexico, CA

Before & After School in Calexico

As of August 2026

Calexico's child care landscape includes 68 licensed providers, and the roster is overwhelmingly home-based: 56 family child care homes compared with just 12 centers, an 82 percent home share. That makes Calexico one of the most home-concentrated cities in this batch. Every listed provider is licensed through the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD). CloverMap consolidates Calexico's full set of verified providers into one searchable resource for parents.

What to know about childcare in Calexico

Home-based care defines Calexico's licensed roster: 56 of the city's 68 providers are family child care homes, versus 12 centers — an 82 percent home share, one of the highest in this group of cities. Family child care homes operate inside a provider's residence with a smaller group of children, while the smaller number of centers offer larger, multi-room facilities. The distinction matters for planning — centers usually mean a larger facility with dedicated classrooms organized by age, while a family child care home means a smaller group cared for together, often spanning a wider age range under one roof.

Combined, Calexico's 68 providers report a licensed capacity of 1,422 children, averaging about 21 children per provider. That relatively modest average tracks closely with the roster's strong lean toward home-based settings, which license fewer children per site than most centers. Capacity figures reflect the maximum number of children a provider is licensed to enroll at one time, not how many seats are open on any given day, so families should still contact providers directly to check current availability.

Age coverage is unusually broad here: 57 providers serve infants, 57 serve toddlers, 66 serve preschool-age children, and 56 serve school-age children. That's roughly 84 percent of Calexico's roster covering infants and toddlers and 97 percent covering preschool-age children — among the most complete age coverage in this batch of cities. As in many cities on this list, preschool-age slots are the most widely available age category in Calexico, with infant and toddler options making up a smaller, though still meaningful, share of the roster.

All of Calexico's providers are licensed by the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD), the state body that sets and enforces licensing standards for centers and family child care homes alike. A license confirms a provider meets the state's baseline operating requirements, not a specific curriculum or teaching approach, so comparing individual providers still matters for families. CCLD licensing requirements touch on staffing ratios, group size limits, caregiver qualifications, and facility standards, and providers must keep their license in good standing to remain open. Meeting that baseline says nothing about a program's specific daily approach, so families still benefit from asking their own questions.

With home-based care making up the large majority of Calexico's roster, parents searching here should expect most results to be smaller, residence-based providers rather than large centers. Calexico Neighborhood House Happy Kids PreK 2 is one of the providers on the roster. CloverMap lets Calexico families browse and compare all 68 licensed listings in one place. Using CloverMap to filter Calexico's roster by provider type and age coverage can help parents build a shortlist before making calls to check availability and fit.