Licensed Daycares in Canoga Park, CA

Daycare & Childcare in Canoga Park

As of August 2026

In Canoga Park, licensing data from California's Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) counts 39 child care providers, split between 22 centers and 17 family child care homes. Combined licensed capacity across the roster reaches 1,571 spots, averaging about 40 per provider. Age-group coverage is especially strong for preschool, with the large majority of providers serving that stage. Parents can browse the full, verified list of Canoga Park providers on CloverMap.

What to know about childcare in Canoga Park

Canoga Park's 19 licensed child care providers include 22 centers and 17 family child care homes, or about 56 percent centers to 44 percent homes. That gives centers a modest lead, though family child care homes still make up a substantial share of the roster, giving parents a real choice between a larger, structured center program and a smaller, residence-based home setting.

Combined licensed capacity across Canoga Park's 39 providers totals 1,571 children, an average of about 40 spots per provider. That figure sits in a middle range typical of a city where centers hold a modest majority but homes remain well represented, blending larger and smaller individual program sizes.

Age-group coverage in Canoga Park is led strongly by preschool, with 35 of the 39 providers, or 90 percent, serving that age group. Infant and toddler care is each reported by 20 providers, about 51 percent, while school-age care is reported by 18 providers, about 46 percent. Preschool is clearly the city's strongest category, with roughly nine in ten providers serving that age group.

Every provider in Canoga Park, including centers like CANOGA PARK EARLY EDUCATION CENTER, operates under a license from CCLD, the division of the California Department of Social Services that regulates child care across the state. Licensing means meeting the state's requirements for staffing, group sizes, and program operations, a standard applied equally to centers and family child care homes.

With just over half of Canoga Park's providers serving infants, families with a very young child should expect a smaller field of realistic options than families searching for preschool care, where close to every provider on the roster reports coverage. Comparing both centers and family child care homes is worthwhile here, since neither type overwhelmingly dominates the local roster.

Parents in Canoga Park should also note that with school-age coverage at 46 percent of providers, before- and after-school options are somewhat less universal than preschool coverage, so families needing that specific age range should confirm availability directly rather than assuming every listed provider offers it alongside younger age groups. Toddler coverage tracks infant coverage closely at 51 percent each, so a provider serving one age group in Canoga Park is likely, though not guaranteed, to serve the other as well, which is useful context when narrowing down a shortlist for a child who will age through both stages at the same site.