Licensed Daycares in North Hills, CA

Daycare & Childcare in North Hills

As of August 2026

North Hills lists 47 providers with the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD), split 15 centers to 32 family child care homes — a 68% home-based majority. The 47 reporting providers are licensed for 1,043 children combined, averaging 22 per site. Infant and toddler coverage are notably strong here, each reaching about three in four providers. CloverMap is where families can browse North Hills' full, verified provider list.

What to know about childcare in North Hills

North Hills' 15 licensed providers split 15 centers to 32 family child care homes, meaning 68% of the roster operates out of a home rather than a dedicated center. Parents searching this smaller city should expect family child care homes to be the more common result, with centers making up a smaller share of the total.

Combined licensed capacity across the 47 reporting providers is 1,043 children, averaging 22 per provider — a lower average that lines up with the home-heavy mix, since family child care homes are typically licensed for fewer children than centers. The 15 centers on the roster account for most of the higher-capacity listings a family will find.

Age-group coverage in North Hills is strong, especially for younger children. Of the 47 providers, 35 serve infants and 35 serve toddlers (74% each), 41 serve preschool-age children (87%), and 34 serve school-age children (72%). Infant and toddler coverage at 74% is notably deep — those age bands are often the hardest to find slots for elsewhere — and preschool coverage, at 87%, is the strongest of the four groups.

Licensing for every North Hills provider, home or center, runs through the same authority. The California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) licenses both child care centers and family child care homes, applying the same baseline health, safety, and staffing rules regardless of setting. A CCLD license is the signal that a provider is on record and legally operating.

For a family beginning a North Hills search, the home-based majority means smaller group sizes will be common, and strong coverage across every age band means most searches — whether for an infant or a school-age child — should turn up real options. KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER is among the providers licensed in North Hills. CloverMap lets parents browse the complete roster and filter by setting and age group.

North Hills' home-based majority, paired with unusually strong infant and toddler coverage, sets it apart from cities where a home-heavy roster comes with narrower coverage for younger children. A family searching for infant or toddler care here is working with a pool of 35 providers, close to the 41 that cover preschool-age children, so age isn't the limiting factor it is elsewhere. Families who specifically want a center setting have a smaller field of 15 to search, against 32 homes overall — worth keeping in mind when deciding where to start outreach first. Families comparing North Hills to nearby cities should note this combination of strong younger-age coverage and a home-based majority is not the typical pattern, making it worth a close look for parents of infants and toddlers specifically.