Licensed Full-Day Daycare in Citrus Heights, CA

Full-Day Daycare in Citrus Heights

As of August 2026

Centers and family child care homes are represented in almost equal numbers in Citrus Heights, and that balance shapes what families here can expect when they start comparing options. The city counts 71 licensed daycare providers in total, made up of 36 centers and 35 family child care homes, a split close enough to even that neither format dominates the local market. All of these providers hold a license from the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD), and CloverMap gives parents a single place to browse Citrus Heights' verified listings.

What to know about childcare in Citrus Heights

Citrus Heights sits close to an even split between its two licensed child care formats: 36 centers against 35 family child care homes, or roughly 51 percent to 49 percent. That near-parity means families aren't defaulting into one format simply because it's more common locally. Centers tend to offer larger group sizes, multiple staff members, and classrooms organized by age, while family child care homes operate out of a provider's residence, generally with fewer children and a single consistent caregiver. With the two formats nearly matched in Citrus Heights, the choice between them can come down to a family's own preference rather than which option happens to be more available.

Across all providers in Citrus Heights, average licensed capacity comes to 30 children, a figure that reflects the balanced mix of centers and homes making up the count. That average gives families a rough benchmark: a listing well above or below 30 licensed spots is running larger or smaller than what's typical for a Citrus Heights provider.

Coverage by age group is fairly even in Citrus Heights, though not identical. Infant care is available at 61 percent of providers, and toddler coverage matches that at 61 percent. Preschool-age coverage is the highest of the group at 79 percent, while school-age coverage sits at 58 percent, still covering well over half of licensed providers in the city.

Every provider in Citrus Heights, whether a center or a family child care home, is licensed through the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division. CCLD oversees licensing for both formats statewide, and a valid license signals that a provider has met California's baseline operating requirements for child care. That requirement is the same regardless of whether the provider serves several classrooms or a single home-based group.

Because Citrus Heights is so evenly split between centers and family child care homes, families here have room to prioritize other factors, such as age group served or program setting, without one format being scarce. Advanced Early Childhood Education Center represents the center side of the local mix, and the nearly matching number of family child care homes rounds out the rest of the 71 providers. With preschool-age coverage the strongest of the four age bands and school-age coverage still solid at 58 percent, families searching by age in Citrus Heights are likely to find multiple providers worth comparing, and CloverMap's listings can be filtered by format to make that side-by-side comparison easier.