Licensed Toddler Care in Southfield, MI

Toddler Care in Southfield

As of August 2026

Southfield's child care roster, drawn from Michigan's Child Care Licensing Bureau (CCLB) licensing records, totals 73 providers, 33 family child care homes and 40 centers, with homes accounting for about 45% of the roster. Providers here report an average capacity of roughly 57 children each, a figure that reflects the mix of larger centers and smaller homes on the roster. Parents can browse the complete, verified Southfield listing set on CloverMap to compare options side by side. Both provider types on this list answer to that same statewide licensing framework.

What to know about childcare in Southfield

Of the 73 child care providers listed for Southfield in CCLB licensing data, 40 are centers and 33 are family child care homes. That puts centers at roughly 55% of the total and homes at 45%. Centers generally operate in commercial or institutional space, with dedicated rooms for different age groups, defined staff-to-child ratios by classroom, and a larger overall staff on site at any given time. Family child care homes are smaller by design, run from a residence, and often appeal to families who prefer a lower child-to-caregiver ratio within a single, mixed-age group rather than a classroom-style setup.

Southfield providers report a combined licensed capacity of 4160 children across 73 providers, averaging roughly 57 seats each. Capacity varies widely by provider type — a family child care home is typically licensed for a small group of children, while a center can be licensed for many times that number across multiple classrooms — so this citywide average is best read as a general scale marker for a roster that is 55% centers, not a promise about any specific provider's actual size or available openings.

Age-group coverage for individual providers in Southfield is not consistently reported in the current licensing data set, so it is not possible to say precisely how many providers serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers, or school-age children based on the numbers alone. In practice, both centers and family child care homes in Michigan commonly serve a range of ages, and many licensed providers offer care across more than one age band at once, sometimes in the same classroom or group. Parents looking for a specific age group — infant care in particular, which tends to be the most limited in supply statewide — should confirm directly with a provider which ages it currently accepts and whether it maintains a waitlist for that age group before assuming a slot is available.

Every provider on this list operates under a license issued through Michigan's Child Care Licensing Bureau (CCLB), Michigan's state licensing authority for child care. The licensing framework distinguishes between centers and family child care homes, with each category carrying its own set of requirements suited to how that type of provider is staffed and physically set up. A license does not describe a specific program's day-to-day curriculum or approach, but it does confirm that the provider has been registered with the state under one of these two categories.

Southfield's mix of 55% centers and 45% family child care homes gives parents real room to weigh both formats against their own needs before committing to a search. Franklin Academy is among the providers listed for Southfield; reviewing it alongside other centers and homes on the full roster, rather than stopping at the first result, is a practical next step for families who haven't yet decided which model suits them best.