Licensed Full-Day Daycare in Madera, CA

Full-Day Daycare in Madera

As of August 2026

Madera's roster in California's CCLD licensing data includes 104 providers, split fairly evenly between 45 centers and 59 family child care homes, a 43%-to-57% mix. Combined licensed capacity across those providers is about 2,599 children, averaging roughly 25 per site. Preschool coverage is strong at 89% of providers, while infant, toddler, and school-age care are each available at about 62% of sites. CloverMap gives Madera families a single place to browse all 104 verified listings.

What to know about childcare in Madera

With 45 centers and 59 family child care homes, Madera's 104 providers are close to an even split, tilting only modestly toward homes at 57% versus 43% for centers. That balance means parents in Madera genuinely have two comparably sized pools to search rather than one dominant setting. Centers such as ALPHA STATE PRESCHOOL, one of the 45 center-based providers here, typically run age-grouped classrooms with multiple staff, while the 59 family child care homes generally offer smaller, mixed-age groups inside a residence.

Licensed capacity across Madera's 104 providers totals about 2,599 children, for an average of roughly 25 per site. Because the roster is fairly balanced between homes and centers, that average is a reasonably representative midpoint, though individual sites still range from small home operations to larger dedicated centers.

Preschool is Madera's strongest age-coverage category: 93 of the 104 providers serve preschoolers, about 89%. Infants, toddlers, and school-age children are each served by 64 providers, roughly 62% of the roster for each group. That leaves a meaningful gap between preschool availability and the other three age bands, which is worth factoring in for families with infants, toddlers, or school-age children who may find fewer options than families searching for preschool care.

Madera's providers are licensed through the Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD), which applies the same statewide standards for staffing ratios, facility requirements, and operator qualifications to centers and family child care homes alike. A CCLD license confirms a provider has met those baseline regulatory requirements; it doesn't tell a parent about a specific program's daily schedule or teaching approach, which still needs to be compared provider by provider.

Because Madera splits close to evenly between center and home settings, parents here have room to prioritize by what actually matters most for their child rather than defaulting to whichever setting happens to dominate the local roster. Families focused on infant, toddler, or school-age care should expect a smaller pool, around 62% of the 104 providers for each of those groups, so starting a search early is reasonable. Preschool searches will have the most options, with 93 providers to choose from.

Families weighing a center against a family child care home in Madera are working with two comparably sized pools rather than one dominant setting, which is not the case in every city covered here. That balance is worth factoring into a search timeline: neither setting is scarce, so parents can prioritize schedule, location, and age-group fit over simply taking whichever type of provider has more openings.