Licensed Toddler Care in Covina, CA

Toddler Care in Covina

As of August 2026

With 40 licensed providers on the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) roster, Covina offers a center-leaning mix of child care options: 27 centers and 13 family child care homes. Combined licensed capacity across these providers reaches 1,356 spots, an average of about 34 per provider. Parents can review the full, verified list of Covina child care providers on CloverMap to compare programs directly.

What to know about childcare in Covina

Covina's 40 licensed child care providers lean toward centers, with 27 centers against 13 family child care homes, or roughly 68 percent centers to 32 percent homes. That center-heavy mix means the majority of local options operate from a dedicated facility with multiple staff members, a set daily schedule, and larger group sizes, while a smaller share of providers are family child care homes offering a more intimate, residence-based setting.

Reported licensed capacity across Covina's 40 providers totals 1,356 children, an average of about 34 spots per provider. That average is on the higher side, consistent with a roster where centers, which typically license more spots per site than homes, make up more than two-thirds of the total providers.

Age-group coverage in Covina is more concentrated around preschool than the other categories. Of the 40 providers, 18 serve infants and 18 serve toddlers, each about 45 percent of the total, while 30 providers, or 75 percent, serve preschool-age children. School-age coverage is also reported by 18 providers, about 45 percent. Parents seeking infant or school-age care will want to check availability closely, since those age groups are covered by fewer than half of Covina's licensed providers.

Every provider on this list, from large operations to programs like COVINA DEVELOPMENT CENTER, is licensed through CCLD, the state division responsible for regulating child care in California. Licensing sets requirements around staffing, group sizes, and how a program operates, and it applies the same way to centers and family child care homes regardless of size.

Because Covina's roster is center-heavy, parents comparing options here are more likely to be evaluating larger, more structured programs than small home-based ones. Families who specifically want a smaller, family child care home setting still have 13 options to consider, but should expect that centers will make up most of what a general search turns up in this city.

Parents comparing Covina providers should also weigh how the center-heavy mix affects enrollment timing: larger centers with 27 of the 40 providers on the roster often have more structured intake schedules and class-based openings, while the 13 family child care homes may offer more flexibility on start dates. Checking both is worthwhile even for families who expect to choose a center in the end. This split also plays out in group size: center classrooms in Covina generally group children by age with several classrooms per site, while a family child care home mixes ages within one smaller group, an approach some parents prefer for siblings enrolling together.