Licensed Preschool in Oroville, CA

Preschool in Oroville

As of August 2026

Choosing child care in Oroville means weighing 41 CCLD-licensed providers, a group split between 23 centers and 18 homes — a modest 56% to 44% lean toward centers. The 41 reporting providers are licensed for 1,220 children combined, averaging 30 per site. Preschool coverage leads the age groups at 78%. Records are maintained by the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD). CloverMap is where parents can browse Oroville's full, verified provider list.

What to know about childcare in Oroville

Oroville's 41 licensed providers split 23 centers to 18 family child care homes, a modest 56% to 44% lean toward centers. Parents searching here will find a fairly balanced mix — centers are somewhat more common, but homes make up a substantial share of the roster too, keeping both settings realistic options.

Combined licensed capacity across the 41 reporting providers is 1,220 children, averaging 30 per provider. That middle-range average fits the near-even split between centers and homes, landing between what a strongly center-based city and a strongly home-based city would typically show.

Age-group coverage in Oroville is solid across every band. Of the 41 providers, 23 serve infants and 23 serve toddlers (56% each), 32 serve preschool-age children (78%), and 20 serve school-age children (49%). Preschool coverage, at 78%, is the strongest, while infant and toddler coverage each sit just above half of all providers, and school-age coverage is close to the midpoint.

Licensing for every Oroville provider runs through the same state authority. The California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) licenses both child care centers and family child care homes, holding each to the same baseline health, safety, and staffing standards. A CCLD license confirms a provider is on record and legally operating.

Families beginning an Oroville search should expect a fairly even mix of centers and homes, with preschool-age children having the widest field of options and school-age care covering roughly half the roster. A BRIGHT STARR PRESCHOOL & DAYCARE is one of the providers included on Oroville's roster. CloverMap lets families browse the complete list and filter by setting type and age group.

Oroville's roughly even split between centers and homes gives families flexibility on setting type, while its moderate coverage across infant, toddler, and school-age groups means no single age band stands out as unusually hard to search. Preschool-age families have the strongest coverage to work with among the city's 41 providers, and families searching for school-age care are working with a field that covers close to half the roster. Because Oroville splits its roster fairly evenly between centers and homes, and because coverage across infant, toddler, and school-age groups sits close together rather than showing a sharp drop-off for any one band, families should find the search reasonably workable regardless of a child's age or a family's setting preference.