Licensed Infant Care in Montebello, CA

Infant Care in Montebello

As of August 2026

Montebello's licensed child care roster counts 35 providers, with family child care homes outnumbering centers 21 to 14, a mix of about 60 percent homes to 40 percent centers. Combined licensed capacity reaches 841 slots, averaging 24 per site. The roster is licensed through California's Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD). CloverMap lists Montebello's full roster, including Greenwood Elementary School, for parents to browse. Parents can use the capacity and age-coverage figures here to narrow a shortlist before contacting providers directly.

What to know about childcare in Montebello

Montebello's 35 licensed providers lean toward family child care homes, with 21 homes against 14 centers, or about 60 percent to 40 percent. That's a moderate tilt rather than a dominant one, so Montebello parents will find a meaningful number of both center-based and home-based options when comparing providers. Home-based providers in Montebello are typically run by a single licensed caregiver out of a private residence, which tends to mean smaller group sizes, mixed-age groupings, and a caregiving style built around one consistent adult. Centers, a smaller share of Montebello's roster, usually organize children into separate classrooms by age, with multiple staff members working across a facility built specifically for child care.

Combined licensed capacity across the 35 providers totals 841 children, averaging 24 per site, a middle-of-the-range figure for this batch, reflecting the mix of center and home-sized programs on the roster. That capacity figure reflects the total number of children a provider is licensed to serve, not necessarily how many openings exist at any given moment, so Montebello families should treat it as a ceiling on program size rather than a live vacancy count.

Age coverage in Montebello is strongest for preschool, with 32 of the 35 providers serving that age group. Infant and toddler care are each offered by 23 providers, and school-age care by 22, giving families solid coverage across every stage but the deepest bench once a child reaches preschool age. Because staffing ratio requirements are generally tighter for younger children, it is common for fewer providers to serve infants than preschoolers; Montebello families with an infant should expect a somewhat narrower initial search before more options open up as their child ages into the toddler and preschool ranges.

Every provider on Montebello's roster is licensed through the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD), the state agency that sets and enforces minimum health, safety, and staffing standards for both centers and family child care homes. A CCLD license is issued after a provider demonstrates it meets the state's baseline requirements, and the license type, center or family child care home, determines which set of operating rules applies. Centers and homes are licensed under separate frameworks, part of why their typical group sizes and staffing patterns differ so much across a roster like Montebello's.

With a moderate home lean and strong coverage across every age group, Montebello parents can approach their search broadly rather than narrowing to one provider type from the start. Greenwood Elementary School is one of the providers on the roster, and CloverMap lists all 35 for side-by-side comparison. Because a licensing roster reflects who is currently authorized to operate rather than who has space available today, calling ahead remains the most reliable way for Montebello families to confirm real-time openings once they have narrowed down a shortlist.