Licensed Half-Day Programs in Sylmar, CA

Half-Day Programs in Sylmar

As of August 2026

With 63% of its 43 providers operating as family child care homes, Sylmar leans toward home-based child care, alongside 16 centers on the roster. The 43 reporting providers are licensed for 1,190 children combined, averaging 28 per site. Preschool coverage is the strongest age group at 91%, with infant and toddler coverage each at 70%. Records are drawn from the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD). CloverMap is where families can browse Sylmar's full, verified provider list.

What to know about childcare in Sylmar

Sylmar's 43 licensed providers split 16 centers to 27 family child care homes, a 63% home-based majority. Parents searching this city should expect family child care homes to be the more common result, with center-style programs making up a smaller share of the roster.

Combined licensed capacity across the 43 reporting providers is 1,190 children, averaging 28 per provider. That average is on the moderate-to-lower side, consistent with a roster where homes outnumber centers nearly two to one. Sylmar's 16 centers typically account for the higher-capacity listings a family will encounter.

Age-group coverage in Sylmar is strong across most bands. Of the 43 providers, 30 serve infants and 30 serve toddlers (70% each), 39 serve preschool-age children (91%), and 28 serve school-age children (65%). The 91% preschool figure is the deepest coverage, and infant and toddler coverage at 70% are notably strong too — those age bands are often harder to find elsewhere.

Every provider in Sylmar, whether a home or a center, is licensed through the same state process. The California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) licenses both settings and applies consistent health, safety, and staffing standards to each. A CCLD license confirms a provider is on record and operating legally.

Families starting a Sylmar search should expect home-based options to be the more common result, with strong coverage across infant, toddler, and preschool age groups. FOOTHILL LEARNING CENTER is one of the providers on Sylmar's roster. CloverMap lets parents filter the full list by setting type and age group served.

Sylmar's home-based majority, paired with strong infant, toddler, and preschool coverage, makes it a city where families searching for younger children shouldn't expect the narrow results that sometimes come with a home-heavy roster elsewhere. School-age coverage is comparatively the narrowest of the four groups tracked, so families specifically searching for that age band may want to check availability early. Those who prefer a center setting have a smaller pool of 16 to work with, against 27 homes overall. That combination of a home-based majority with strong younger-age coverage is a favorable pattern for families with infants or toddlers, who won't face the narrower search that sometimes comes with a home-heavy roster elsewhere. Families weighing a center against a home in Sylmar should expect roughly a 37% to 63% split in the pool of providers available to them, favoring homes by a wide margin.