Licensed Daycares in Ukiah, CA

Daycare & Childcare in Ukiah

As of August 2026

14 licensed child care providers serve families in Ukiah, with family child care homes slightly outnumbering centers, 18 to 14. Combined licensed capacity across the roster totals 727 slots, an average of 23 per provider. Every provider is licensed through the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD), the state agency responsible for child care oversight in California. CloverMap gives Ukiah parents a single, verified place to browse and compare these listings.

What to know about childcare in Ukiah

Ukiah's 14 licensed providers split 18 homes to 14 centers, a modest 56-44 lean toward family child care homes. That mix gives Mendocino County families in Ukiah a fairly balanced set of choices: enough centers to offer classroom-based, multi-staff programs, and enough homes to offer a smaller, more residential setting for families who prefer it.

Combined, Ukiah's providers report a licensed capacity of 727 children across 32 sites, an average of 23 per provider. That average is on the smaller side, consistent with a roster where family child care homes hold a slight edge over centers, since homes are generally licensed for fewer children than center-based programs.

Ukiah stands out for its preschool coverage: all 32 providers, 100 percent of the roster, serve preschool-age children. Infant, toddler, and school-age coverage is each reported by 56 percent of providers, so families searching outside the preschool years will be working with roughly half the roster rather than the full list, which is worth keeping in mind early in a search.

All Ukiah providers are licensed through the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division, which regulates child care centers and family child care homes as distinct categories under state law. A CCLD license confirms a provider has met the applicable facility, staffing, and health and safety requirements for the type of care it offers, whether that's a classroom-based center or a home-based program.

With preschool-age coverage universal across Ukiah's roster but infant, toddler, and school-age coverage closer to half, families searching for those age bands should expect to narrow the list down early in their search. Programs such as Mendocino College Child Care Facility sit on the center side of Ukiah's roster, while the city's 18 family child care homes offer a home-based alternative worth touring alongside any center under consideration. CloverMap's Ukiah page lets parents compare the full, verified roster in one place. Because Ukiah's preschool coverage is universal across the roster while infant, toddler, and school-age coverage sits closer to half, families searching for those narrower age bands should expect to contact more than one provider before finding an open match. CloverMap's Ukiah listings make it possible to filter by provider type first, then narrow further by confirming age-band fit directly with each center or family child care home on the shortlist. Families new to the licensing process should know that a CCLD license number is typically posted at a provider's site and can be referenced when asking questions, giving parents a simple way to confirm they're looking at the same provider listed on CloverMap. Comparing a shortlist of two or three providers by phone before touring in person can also save time for Ukiah families balancing work schedules against a child care search.