Licensed Full-Day Daycare in Lindenhurst, NY

Full-Day Daycare in Lindenhurst

As of August 2026

Lindenhurst's 45 licensed child care providers show a modest spread across age groups -- 6 serve preschoolers, 3 each serve infants and toddlers, and 40 serve school-age children -- per New York State Office of Children and Family Services records. Every provider is a center, with no family child care homes on the roster. Combined licensed capacity reaches 1,479 children, an average of 33 per site. 4 providers hold a QUALITYstarsNY rating. CloverMap lets Lindenhurst families browse this complete, verified roster.

What to know about childcare in Lindenhurst

New York State Office of Children and Family Services licensing data lists 45 child care providers in Lindenhurst, all classified as centers. No family child care homes appear in the roster, meaning Lindenhurst families searching this data will be comparing facility-based programs exclusively. For a parent weighing the two models in the abstract, a center generally offers more staff continuity if one teacher is absent, while a home-based provider offers a smaller, more consistent group of faces day to day.

Lindenhurst's 45 providers report a combined licensed capacity of 1,479 children, an average of 33 per site -- a middle-of-the-pack figure among the cities in this batch. That suggests a mix of small and mid-sized centers rather than a roster dominated by either extreme. That site-wide capacity typically gets divided among several classrooms serving different age groups, so the group size a child would actually join is smaller than the full-site number implies.

Age coverage in Lindenhurst includes representation across every bracket: 40 providers serve school-age children, 6 serve preschoolers, and 3 each serve toddlers and infants. While school-age care remains the largest category, the presence of infant and toddler numbers means Lindenhurst families with younger children have some real options to consider.

All 45 Lindenhurst providers are licensed through the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, the agency that reviews staffing, group size, and facility conditions before granting a license. 4 Lindenhurst providers additionally hold a QUALITYstarsNY rating, the state's voluntary quality-rating and improvement system. That baseline requirement applies uniformly across every provider on this roster, regardless of size.

Organizations like SCOPE Education Services appear on Lindenhurst's roster alongside independent operators, and with infant and toddler care each represented by a handful of providers, a Lindenhurst family with a younger child is not starting from an empty search. Families needing before- or after-school coverage, meanwhile, have the deepest set of options among this city's 45 providers.

Lindenhurst's roster reflects which providers are licensed to operate, not which have space available right now, so a parent's search typically continues past this list with direct outreach to confirm openings, hours, and age-group fit. Centers with capacity and age coverage that closely match a family's needs, as described above, are usually the most efficient starting point for that outreach.