Licensed Daycares in Rome, NY

Daycare & Childcare in Rome

As of August 2026

Rome, an upstate city in Oneida County, has 49 licensed child care providers in New York State Office of Children and Family Services records, every one of them a center with no family child care homes on the roster. Combined licensed capacity totals 1,046 children, an average of 21 per site -- one of the smaller averages in this batch. School-age programming leads at 45 providers, with 5 serving preschoolers and 1 serving toddlers. 7 providers hold a QUALITYstarsNY rating. CloverMap lets Rome families browse this complete, verified roster.

What to know about childcare in Rome

New York State Office of Children and Family Services data records 49 licensed child care providers in Rome, and all 49 are classified as centers. The roster lists no family child care homes, meaning Rome families searching this data will be comparing facility-based programs rather than in-home care options. That distinction shapes what a visit or tour typically looks like, since a center visit usually means meeting several staff members across separate rooms, while a home-based visit centers on a single caregiver and a single space.

Rome's 49 providers report a combined licensed capacity of 1,046 children, an average of 21 per site, among the smaller averages recorded in this cohort. That points to a roster built from modestly sized centers rather than a few large campuses, which can mean more individual programs for a parent to compare even at this city's overall roster size. That capacity figure is also generally split across multiple classrooms organized by age, meaning the number of children in any one group is smaller than the site-wide total might suggest.

Age coverage in Rome is concentrated at the school-age level, with 45 of 49 providers serving that group. Preschool care is represented by 5 providers, while toddler care appears at just 1 provider in this dataset. That pattern suggests Rome's roster is best suited to a family searching for school-age or preschool coverage, with toddler-specific options notably thinner.

All 49 Rome providers are licensed through the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, the agency responsible for verifying staffing, group size, and facility conditions before granting a license. 7 Rome providers, about 14 percent of the roster, additionally hold a QUALITYstarsNY rating, the state's voluntary quality-rating and improvement system.

A Rome parent beginning a search should expect a fully center-based roster, with programs like Petrie, Emily sitting among a group of modestly sized centers. Given how thin toddler coverage is in this city's data -- just 1 provider -- a family with a toddler may want to expand their search radius, while families seeking school-age or preschool programming have a considerably wider set of options within Rome itself.

Because 49 is a count of authorized providers rather than a real-time availability figure, a Rome parent's practical next step is usually a direct call or visit to a shortlist of centers to confirm open seats, hours, and how a program structures its age groups before enrolling. Comparing capacity alongside the age-group mix already outlined here can help narrow that shortlist before making contact.