Licensed Before & After School in Pico Rivera, CA

Before & After School in Pico Rivera

As of August 2026

Families searching for child care in Pico Rivera can choose from 39 licensed providers, per California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) data, split nearly evenly between 19 centers and 20 family child care homes. Combined licensed capacity across the roster reaches 1,061 spots, averaging about 27 per provider. CloverMap carries the full, verified list of Pico Rivera providers, making it easy for parents to compare options across both provider types.

What to know about childcare in Pico Rivera

Pico Rivera's 39 licensed child care providers split almost evenly, 19 centers and 20 family child care homes, or about 49 percent centers to 51 percent homes. That near-even balance means neither provider type dominates the local roster, giving parents a genuinely open choice between a larger center setting and a smaller, home-based one.

Reported licensed capacity across Pico Rivera's 39 providers totals 1,061 children, an average of about 27 spots per provider, on the lower end among nearby cities. That relatively modest average is consistent with a roster split evenly between centers and homes, where family child care homes generally contribute smaller individual capacity numbers than larger center programs would.

Age-group coverage in Pico Rivera is especially strong for preschool, with 37 of the 39 providers, or 95 percent, serving that age group, among the highest rates in this batch of cities. Infant and toddler care is each reported by 22 providers, about 56 percent, while school-age care is reported by 20 providers, about 51 percent. Nearly every provider in Pico Rivera serves preschool-age children, making that the most reliably covered stage locally.

Every provider on Pico Rivera's roster, whether a center or a family child care home like the ones licensed alongside programs such as CUMORAH KIDS INC., is licensed by CCLD, the division of the California Department of Social Services that regulates child care across the state. That license reflects the same state requirements for staffing, group sizes, and program operations regardless of provider type.

With centers and family child care homes represented in nearly equal numbers, and preschool coverage close to universal, Pico Rivera parents searching for a three- or four-year-old's program will have the widest field to choose from. Families with an infant or toddler still have a majority of providers to consider, just over half of the roster, though it is a narrower field than the preschool category.

Because Pico Rivera's roster is so close to an even split, parents are unlikely to find one provider type clearly more convenient or common than the other in most parts of the city, so choosing between a center and a family child care home can come down more to program fit than to which type simply has more listings nearby. Preschool remains the clear standout category regardless of which provider type a family chooses, since 95 percent of Pico Rivera's 39 providers report serving that age group, one of the highest preschool coverage rates among the cities in this data set.