Licensed Infant Care in Hicksville, NY

Infant Care in Hicksville

As of August 2026

New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) licensing records list 31 child care providers in Hicksville, all classified as centers, with no family child care homes on the roster. Most of the group, 28 providers, serves school-age children, while smaller numbers cover infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Licensed capacity across the group totals 1,447 children, averaging 47 per site. CloverMap gives Hicksville parents a way to browse the full verified roster of providers.

What to know about childcare in Hicksville

Hicksville's New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) roster lists 31 providers, all licensed centers, with no family child care homes recorded. Happy Sweet Faces, Inc. is one of the providers on this list, an example of the center-based programs operating in Hicksville. That uniformity narrows one axis of the search for local parents while leaving others open, since hours of operation, program philosophy, and staff turnover still vary meaningfully from one center to the next. That center-only composition is not unusual for this dataset, and it means families here are comparing facility-based programs against one another on their own merits rather than against a home-based alternative.

Hicksville's 31 providers report a combined licensed capacity of 1,447 children, averaging 47 per site, a moderate figure pointing to a mix of program sizes rather than a roster dominated by one type. As with any licensed capacity figure, the number describes what a provider is permitted to do under its license, not what it is doing on a given day, which is why direct outreach remains an important step in any search. A provider's actual day-to-day enrollment can run well below its licensed capacity, particularly for a program that recently opened or serves a seasonal population, so capacity is best treated as an upper bound for planning purposes rather than a promise of space.

Most of Hicksville's roster serves school-age children -- 28 of 31 providers -- while smaller numbers cover infants (1 provider), toddlers (3 providers), and preschoolers (4 providers). That gives some coverage across every age band even though school-age programming dominates.

Every Hicksville provider is licensed through OCFS, the New York agency that regulates child care statewide, meaning each has met baseline staffing, group size, and facility requirements before opening. Staying licensed requires a provider to keep meeting the state's staffing, safety, and facility standards on an ongoing basis, not just at the point of initial approval, which is part of what an active OCFS license signals to a parent evaluating a program. That regulatory structure applies the same way whether a provider serves a handful of children or a much larger group, which is part of why comparing licensed capacity and age-group coverage, rather than licensing status alone, tends to be more useful for narrowing a list.

For Hicksville parents, most of the search will center on the 28 providers serving school-age children, though the smaller infant, toddler, and preschool counts are worth checking directly given limited options in those categories. Combined capacity across the 31-provider roster reaches 1,447 children. Because licensing data changes over time as providers open, close, or update their registration, families should treat this profile as a starting point for research rather than a final word on current availability. Search platforms like CloverMap can help organize that shortlist, but the final steps -- a phone call, a tour, a conversation about a specific child's needs -- still rest with the family.