Licensed Toddler Care in Fillmore, CA

Toddler Care in Fillmore

As of August 2026

Fillmore's child care landscape includes 20 licensed providers, and centers make up the large majority: 15 centers to 5 family child care homes, all listed with California's Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD). Combined licensed capacity reaches 629 children, an average of about 31 per site, and 17 of the 20 providers serve preschool-age children. CloverMap's Fillmore page, which includes centers such as ABC Kids Preschool & Childcare, lets families browse and compare that roster directly.

What to know about childcare in Fillmore

Fillmore's 20 licensed child care providers skew heavily toward centers, with 15 centers against just 5 family child care homes. That's a notably different mix than a home-dominated city: parents here are more likely to be comparing dedicated facilities with multiple staff and separate classrooms than weighing a caregiver's residence, though both options exist. For families who prefer the structure of a center — separate rooms by age group, multiple staff on site — Fillmore's roster offers more of that model than many comparably sized cities.

Combined licensed capacity across Fillmore's 20 providers is 629 children, averaging about 31 per site — a higher per-site average that tracks with the center-heavy mix, since centers generally license more seats than a home-based program can. Families should treat the citywide total as a scale signal rather than a count of currently open spots, and should expect the city's 5 family child care homes to run considerably smaller than that 31-seat average implies for any single site.

Age coverage is more concentrated in Fillmore than in some neighboring cities: 17 of the 20 providers report preschool-age enrollment, while 6 report infant care, 6 report toddler care, and 7 report school-age programming. That pattern suggests the preschool years are especially well served here, while families needing infant or school-age care will be working with a narrower subset of the roster. Planning ahead for that gap — starting the search for infant or school-age care earlier than for preschool — is a reasonable strategy in Fillmore specifically.

All 20 providers hold licenses through the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division. That license certifies the provider has met CCLD's standards for staffing, safety, and the physical environment, and it must remain in good standing for the provider to keep operating — a requirement that applies identically to Fillmore's centers and its home-based providers.

Because centers outnumber homes three to one in Fillmore, families who prefer a classroom-style program have more options here than in a home-heavy city, and with 17 of 20 providers covering preschool age, that stage in particular is well supported. Parents needing infant or school-age coverage specifically should filter CloverMap's Fillmore listings closely, since those age bands are served by a smaller slice — 6 to 7 — of the city's 20 providers.

As with any licensing roster, the numbers here describe what Fillmore's 20 providers are approved and equipped to offer, not which ones have a seat open this month. Families should use CloverMap to build a shortlist by setting and age need, then contact providers directly to confirm openings, tour availability, and schedule fit before enrolling.