Licensed Daycares in Manteca, CA

Daycare & Childcare in Manteca

As of August 2026

20 licensed providers serve Manteca families, according to California's child care licensing roster, with family child care homes outnumbering centers 43 to 20 — a 68 percent home share. That gives Manteca a strong concentration of smaller, residence-based options. All providers are licensed through the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD). CloverMap brings Manteca's full set of verified listings together in one searchable place for parents.

What to know about childcare in Manteca

Manteca's 20 licensed providers lean toward home-based care, with 43 family child care homes against 20 centers — a 68 percent home share. Homes in Manteca typically care for a smaller group inside a provider's residence, while the city's 20 centers operate as larger, multi-classroom facilities. The practical difference for families often comes down to setting: centers tend to run multiple age-specific classrooms with rotating staff, while a family child care home keeps children together with one steady caregiver throughout the day.

Combined licensed capacity across Manteca's 63 providers is 1,626 children, averaging about 26 children per site — a moderate figure consistent with a roster weighted toward smaller home-based settings. It's worth noting that licensed capacity is a ceiling, not a guarantee of open spots; a provider operating near its capacity limit may still have a waiting list even though it appears on this roster.

Age coverage in Manteca includes 45 providers serving infants, 45 serving toddlers, 57 serving preschool-age children, and 45 serving school-age children. That's about 71 percent of the roster covering infants, toddlers, and school-age children alike, and 90 percent covering preschool-age children. Coverage tilts toward preschool-age children in Manteca, consistent with the broader pattern across this roster, while infant and toddler options — while present — represent a smaller slice of the total provider count.

Manteca's providers are licensed by the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD), the agency responsible for setting and monitoring licensing standards statewide. A license means a provider has met the state's baseline requirements to operate, not a specific program philosophy or daily structure. Licensing standards under CCLD address matters such as staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, staff qualifications, and facility requirements, and a provider must maintain that license to continue operating legally. None of this substitutes for a parent's own visit and questions — a license is a floor, not a ranking of quality.

With homes making up more than two-thirds of the roster, Manteca parents should expect most results to be smaller, residence-based providers, with the 20 licensed centers offering a larger-scale option. CAPC - Manteca Day is one of the providers on the roster. CloverMap lets Manteca families compare all 20 licensed listings in one place. Filtering Manteca's full roster by provider type and age group on CloverMap is a practical first step before parents start reaching out to providers directly.