Licensed Full-Day Daycare in Delano, CA

Full-Day Daycare in Delano

As of August 2026

Delano's child care roster is overwhelmingly home-based: of 88 CCLD-licensed providers, 74 are family child care homes and just 14 are centers, an 84%-to-16% split, among the most home-heavy mixes in this batch. Combined licensed capacity is about 1,920 children, averaging roughly 22 per site. Age coverage is broad, led by preschool at 99%. CloverMap lists all 88 verified Delano providers for parents to compare. Nearly every age category here clears 84%, an unusually strong and consistent spread for a roster this size.

What to know about childcare in Delano

Delano stands out in this batch for how home-dominated its roster is: 74 of its 88 licensed providers are family child care homes, about 84%, while only 14 are centers, 16%. DEL VISTA PRESCHOOL is one example among that smaller group of 14 centers, set against a much larger pool of home-based providers spread across the city.

That home-heavy mix shows up in capacity too: Delano's 88 providers report combined licensed capacity of about 1,920 children, averaging roughly 22 per site, one of the lower per-provider averages in this batch, which tracks with a roster where smaller home-based operations make up the large majority.

Delano posts some of the strongest age coverage among the cities in this dataset. Preschool is served by 87 of the 88 providers, about 99%, effectively near-universal coverage. Infants and toddlers are each covered by 75 providers, roughly 85%, and school-age children by 74 providers, or 84%. Every age category here clears 84%, which is unusual in this batch.

Delano's providers, homes and centers alike, are licensed through California's Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD), applying the same statewide staffing, ratio, and facility standards regardless of setting or size.

For Delano parents, the practical reality is that family child care homes are the default option, representing 84% of the roster, and searches should expect to surface far more home-based than center-based results. That's balanced by unusually strong age coverage across the board, from 84% for school-age up to 99% for preschool, meaning families are unlikely to struggle finding a provider that serves their child's specific age group, even if most of those providers turn out to be homes rather than centers.

Delano's unusually strong age coverage means most families should find a workable set of options even though the roster is dominated by one setting. Because centers represent only 14 of the 88 providers here, families who specifically prefer that setting may want to begin their search earlier than families open to either type of care. Every one of Delano's 88 listed providers reported a capacity figure, so the 22-per-site average reflects the full roster rather than a partial sample. That modest figure tracks closely with a roster where family child care homes, typically smaller than centers, make up 84% of all listed providers. CloverMap's Delano page brings this full roster together in one place, letting parents filter by setting and age group before reaching out to individual providers.