Licensed Infant Care in Danville, CA

Infant Care in Danville

As of August 2026

39 licensed child care providers make up Danville's roster, according to California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) data. Centers dominate here, with 36 centers against just 3 family child care homes, one of the most center-heavy mixes in the area. Combined licensed capacity reaches 3,004 spots, the largest total among nearby cities, averaging about 77 per provider. CloverMap carries the full, verified list of Danville providers for parents to compare.

What to know about childcare in Danville

Danville's child care roster is unusually center-heavy: 36 of its 39 licensed providers are centers, with only 3 family child care homes, or about 92 percent centers to 8 percent homes. That is a sharply different mix than many surrounding cities, and it means a general search in Danville will turn up centers far more often than family child care homes, which make up a small minority of the roster.

Reported licensed capacity across Danville's 39 providers totals 3,004 children, an average of about 77 spots per provider, the highest average among this group of cities. That high average is consistent with a roster dominated by centers, since centers generally license substantially more capacity per site than a single family child care home does.

Age-group coverage in Danville skews toward preschool and school-age rather than infants and toddlers. Of the 39 providers, only 6 serve infants and 6 serve toddlers, each about 15 percent of the total, while 23 providers, or 59 percent, serve preschool-age children and 13 providers, about 33 percent, serve school-age children. Parents seeking infant care in Danville will find it at a distinctly smaller share of providers than preschool care.

All of Danville's providers, including centers such as AUTUMN CREEK LEARNING CENTER, are licensed by CCLD, the California Department of Social Services division responsible for regulating child care statewide. A CCLD license reflects that a provider has met the state's requirements for staffing, group sizes, and program operations, whether it is a large center or one of the city's few family child care homes.

Given how center-heavy Danville's roster is, parents specifically looking for a family child care home should expect a narrow field of just 3 options citywide. Families seeking infant care in particular should start early and cast a wide net, since fewer than one in six of Danville's licensed providers report serving that age group, a smaller share than in most nearby cities.

Danville's high average capacity, about 77 spots per provider, also means individual center listings here often show larger enrollment numbers than a parent might see in a more home-heavy city, which can translate into more classrooms and staff per site but potentially less individualized attention than a small family child care home offers. Weighing that trade-off is worth doing before committing to a particular program. Families who do prefer a smaller setting should reach out to Danville's 3 family child care homes directly and early, since a roster this small can fill quickly and may not always show current openings in a general search.