Licensed Toddler Care in Troy, NY

Toddler Care in Troy

As of August 2026

Troy's 49 licensed child care providers report a combined capacity of 2,396 children, an average of 49 per site -- one of the higher averages in this batch -- according to New York State Office of Children and Family Services records. All 49 are centers, with no family child care homes listed. Age coverage spans every bracket: 13 preschool providers, 9 each for infants and toddlers, and 39 for school-age children. 8 providers hold a QUALITYstarsNY rating. CloverMap lets Troy families browse this complete, verified roster.

What to know about childcare in Troy

Troy's child care roster, according to New York State Office of Children and Family Services data, includes 49 licensed providers, every one classified as a center. No family child care homes appear in the data, meaning Troy families searching this roster 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.

Combined, Troy's 49 providers report a licensed capacity of 2,396 children, an average of 49 per site -- among the larger averages recorded in this cohort of cities. That scale points to sizable centers, several of which likely operate multiple classrooms serving different age groups under one roof. 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.

Troy's age-group coverage is broad: 39 providers serve school-age children, 13 serve preschoolers, and 9 each serve toddlers and infants. That distribution gives Troy families searching for younger-age care a real set of options rather than a roster concentrated almost entirely on school-age programming.

Every Troy provider is licensed through the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, the agency that verifies staffing ratios, group sizes, and facility conditions before any provider can legally operate. 8 Troy providers, about 16 percent of the roster, 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.

Community organizations feature prominently in Troy's roster, including the Lansingburgh Boys & Girls Club, Inc., alongside independent centers. With infant, toddler, and preschool care all meaningfully represented alongside a school-age majority, a Troy family can reasonably expect to find options across the full age range within the city's own roster.

Troy'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.