Licensed Before & After School in Fresh Meadows, NY

Before & After School in Fresh Meadows

As of August 2026

Fresh Meadows has 31 providers on file in New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) licensing data, every one operating as a licensed center rather than a family child care home. All 31 providers serve school-age children, with none logged for infants, toddlers, or preschoolers. Licensed capacity across those centers totals 1,324 children, an average of 43 per site. CloverMap lets Fresh Meadows families browse this full roster of verified listings.

What to know about childcare in Fresh Meadows

Fresh Meadows has 31 providers on file in New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) licensing data, every one a licensed center. No family child care homes are recorded in Fresh Meadows. Apple Tree Day Care Center Inc. is among the providers on this list, one of the center-based programs available to local families. A center-only roster still offers real variety: some providers operate out of a single classroom, others run several, and that range matters more here than the center-versus-home choice that shapes searches in cities with a more mixed roster. Every option here shares that same center-based structure, so the practical differences parents will notice come down to program size, age groups served, and location rather than the basic type of care being offered.

Fresh Meadows' 31 providers are licensed for a combined 1,324 children, an average of 43 per site, a moderate figure suggesting a mix of program sizes across the roster. Capacity numbers are a starting point for comparison, not a final answer, and families should still confirm current openings directly with any provider before assuming a seat is available. It is also worth remembering that capacity figures are self-reported to the state as part of licensing and updated only when a provider's operations change, so the number offers a snapshot rather than a live inventory of open seats.

All 31 of Fresh Meadows' providers are recorded as serving school-age children, with none logged for infants, toddlers, or preschoolers in this dataset. That concentration points to a roster weighted toward school-age and before-and-after-school programming.

Every provider on Fresh Meadows' list is licensed through OCFS, the state agency responsible for regulating child care across New York, confirming each has met the state's baseline requirements for staffing, group size, and facility conditions. This profile draws only on licensing and roster data as reported to the state, so it reflects provider counts, capacity, and age groups served rather than the fuller picture a family typically assembles through direct conversations with a program. The licensing process itself covers areas like staff-to-child ratios, background checks for staff, emergency preparedness, and physical facility standards, all of which a provider must satisfy before OCFS issues or renews its license.

Because Fresh Meadows' roster is entirely center-based and concentrated in school-age care, families searching for younger-child care should treat this as a reflection of the dataset rather than a complete local picture. Parents of school-age children have 31 center options, including Apple Tree Day Care Center Inc., with a combined capacity of 1,324 children to compare. As with any child care search, the practical next step after narrowing by age group and capacity is direct outreach: calling or visiting shortlisted providers to confirm openings, tour the space, and ask about daily schedules. None of the figures here substitute for a firsthand visit; they are most useful for narrowing a long list down to a manageable set of providers worth contacting directly.