Licensed Infant Care in Binghamton, NY

Infant Care in Binghamton

As of August 2026

Binghamton posts the highest quality-rating share in this batch: 13 of its 43 licensed child care providers, about 30 percent, hold a QUALITYstarsNY rating, per New York State Office of Children and Family Services data. Every provider operates as a center, with no family child care homes listed. Age coverage spans every bracket, with 13 preschool providers, 7 each for infants and toddlers, and 34 for school-age children. Combined licensed capacity totals 1,480 children, an average of 34 per site. CloverMap lets Binghamton families browse this complete, verified roster.

What to know about childcare in Binghamton

New York State Office of Children and Family Services licensing data records 43 child care providers in Binghamton, all classified as centers. No family child care homes appear on the roster, so Binghamton families searching this data will be comparing facility-based programs across the board. That center-only composition also means licensing paperwork, staff credentialing, and facility requirements are applied at a facility level rather than a single household, which is worth knowing when comparing this roster to cities with a more mixed provider base.

Binghamton's 43 providers report a combined licensed capacity of 1,480 children, an average of 34 per site -- a middle-range figure among the cities in this batch, suggesting a mix of small and moderately sized centers. Because capacity is reported at the site level, the figure reflects a center's full licensed footprint rather than the size of any single classroom a child would be placed into.

Age coverage in Binghamton is unusually broad for this dataset: 34 providers serve school-age children, 13 serve preschoolers, and 7 each serve toddlers and infants. That spread gives Binghamton families searching for infant or toddler placement a meaningfully deeper pool than many other cities of similar size in this batch.

Every Binghamton provider is licensed through the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, the agency that reviews staffing ratios, group sizes, and facility conditions before granting a license. Binghamton's standout figure is its QUALITYstarsNY participation: 13 providers, roughly 30 percent of the roster, hold this voluntary quality rating -- the highest share recorded in this batch of cities.

A Binghamton parent has both breadth and depth to work with: a program like Healthy Tykes sits within a roster where infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age care are all well represented, and a substantial share of providers carry the state's QUALITYstarsNY distinction. That combination makes Binghamton one of the stronger starting points in this dataset for families weighing quality alongside age-group availability.

As with any licensing roster, the numbers here describe authorized capacity and program structure rather than real-time openings, so a Binghamton parent narrowing a list should expect to follow up directly with individual centers to confirm current availability and enrollment timing. The age-group and capacity details already discussed can help prioritize which centers in Binghamton are worth that follow-up first.