Licensed Daycares in Livermore, CA

Daycare & Childcare in Livermore

As of August 2026

In California, child care centers and family child care homes are licensed by the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division, and in Livermore that licensing framework covers 76 providers — 55 centers and 21 family child care homes. That center-heavy mix means families in Livermore will typically encounter more staffed, classroom-style programs than small home-based settings, though both formats are represented. CloverMap gathers Livermore's verified, CCLD-licensed listings in one place so families can compare their options directly.

What to know about childcare in Livermore

Livermore's provider base is clearly center-heavy: 55 of its 55 licensed providers are centers, compared to 21 family child care homes, a 72 percent to 28 percent split. Centers generally organize children into age-based classrooms with multiple staff, offering a more structured, larger-scale environment, while the smaller pool of family child care homes in Livermore offers a more residential, single-caregiver alternative. Building Kidz of Livermore is one of the centers on the city's list. Families who want a home-based option in Livermore will have fewer choices than those looking at centers, simply because of how the provider base is distributed.

The average licensed capacity per provider in Livermore is 54 children, a relatively high figure that lines up with how many of the city's providers are larger centers rather than smaller family child care homes. Individual providers will still vary — some centers run well above that average and most family child care homes sit well below it — but the citywide number points to a landscape built around larger-scale care.

Age coverage in Livermore is led by preschool, offered at 66 percent of providers, with school-age care next at 46 percent. Infant and toddler care are each available at 41 percent of listed providers — lower shares than the other age groups, which suggests families searching for infant or toddler placements in Livermore may want to start early and expect a more limited set of options compared to families looking for preschool or school-age care.

A CCLD license doesn't disappear once a provider opens its doors — it reflects that the provider met the state's requirements to operate, and it's the kind of baseline information CloverMap surfaces for every Livermore listing. From there, most families layer on their own criteria: a visit to the provider, a conversation about daily routines, and a general sense of fit for their child, alongside the format, capacity, and age-group details already available.

Because centers make up the large majority of Livermore's licensed providers, families beginning a search here should expect center-based options to surface first, simply due to the numbers — 55 centers compared to 21 family child care homes. Families specifically interested in a home-based setting may need to look a little further, but Livermore's smaller set of family child care homes remains a real option worth including in the search. CloverMap's Livermore page covers all 76 providers, sortable by format, capacity, and the age groups each one serves.