Licensed Toddler Care in Fair Oaks, CA

Toddler Care in Fair Oaks

As of August 2026

Fair Oaks lists 44 providers with California's Community Care Licensing Division, split 19 centers to 25 family child care homes — a 57% home-based majority. The 44 reporting providers are licensed for 1,013 children combined, averaging 23 per site. Preschool coverage leads the age groups at 86%, with infant and toddler coverage each at 64%. The 44 reporting providers give Fair Oaks families a genuine choice between center-based and home-based settings. CloverMap is the way to browse the full, verified list of Fair Oaks providers.

What to know about childcare in Fair Oaks

Fair Oaks' 44 licensed providers lean toward home-based care: 25 family child care homes compared with 19 centers, putting 57% of the roster in home settings. Parents searching this city should find a genuine but home-leaning mix — family child care homes are somewhat more common than centers, though centers still represent a substantial share of the total.

Combined licensed capacity across the 44 reporting providers is 1,013 children, averaging 23 per provider. That's a moderate-to-lower average, consistent with a roster where homes slightly outnumber centers. Fair Oaks' centers typically account for the higher-capacity listings, while its homes cluster below the citywide average.

Age-group coverage in Fair Oaks is solid across every band. Of the 44 providers, 28 serve infants and 28 serve toddlers (64% each), 38 serve preschool-age children (86%), and 27 serve school-age children (61%). Preschool coverage, at 86%, is the deepest, but infant, toddler, and school-age coverage are all at 61% or higher as well, meaning families searching for any specific age group should find a reasonably wide set of options.

Every provider in Fair Oaks, home or center, is licensed through the same state process. The California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) licenses both settings and applies the same baseline health, safety, and staffing standards to each. A CCLD license confirms a provider is on record and legally operating.

Families starting a Fair Oaks search should expect a genuine mix of centers and homes, slightly favoring homes, with solid coverage across every age group. COUNTRY HILL MONTESSORI, INC. is one of the providers on Fair Oaks' roster. CloverMap lets parents filter the complete list by setting type and age group served.

Fair Oaks' modest home-based lean, combined with solid coverage across every age group, means families should have a workable search regardless of a child's age or a family's setting preference. The city doesn't show the sharp drop-offs in infant or toddler coverage that some more center-heavy cities do, which is useful context for a family assuming that a home-leaning roster automatically means fewer options for younger children — that isn't the pattern here. The relatively even coverage across every age group in Fair Oaks is a useful signal for families worried that a home-leaning roster might mean fewer options for a specific age band — that pattern doesn't show up strongly here. Families choosing between a center and a home should find both settings represented in reasonable numbers among the city's 44 providers, making setting preference, rather than a child's age, the more likely deciding factor in a search.