Licensed Full-Day Daycare in South Burlington, VT

Full-Day Daycare in South Burlington

As of July 2026

South Burlington has 25 licensed child care providers on CloverMap, with a combined licensed capacity of about 1,501 children — an average of roughly 60 spots per program, among the highest per-provider averages of any Vermont city in the licensing data. Six providers carry a Google rating, averaging 4.6 stars, with 3 rated 4.5 stars or higher. Thirteen South Burlington providers, including Old School of South Burlington, hold a 4- or 5-star STARS designation, just over half of the local market.

What to know about childcare in South Burlington

At an average of about 60 children per program, South Burlington's 25 licensed providers run larger than most Vermont cities in the licensing data; combined, they hold a licensed capacity of roughly 1,501 children — one of the largest per-provider averages of any city covered here. That points toward a market shaped by fewer, larger programs rather than many small ones, a pattern worth keeping in mind when sizing up how a program's environment might fit a particular child and family schedule.

Six of South Burlington's 25 providers have enough Google reviews to generate an average rating, and that average is 4.6 stars, with 3 of those 6 rated 4.5 stars or higher — a strong showing for the reviewed subset. Vermont's STARS system covers more ground: 13 of the 25 licensed providers, just over half, hold a 4- or 5-star STARS rating, giving a fuller picture of quality across the entire South Burlington market rather than only the providers with active online reviews.

Licensing for all of South Burlington's providers runs through Vermont's Department for Children and Families' Child Development Division, the same statewide authority responsible for STARS. Because the STARS figure (13 of 25) and the Google-rated figure (6 of 25) describe different, overlapping groups, families should treat them as two separate checks rather than expecting a provider's STARS level to predict its Google rating or vice versa when researching a shortlist.

For families narrowing a South Burlington shortlist, the city's large average program capacity of about 60 children per provider suggests many options may have more scheduling flexibility than smaller programs elsewhere in the state, though actual openings still need to be confirmed directly with each program. Old School of South Burlington is one of the city's 25 licensed providers; pairing its STARS status with the citywide combined capacity of 1,501 children is a useful way to frame a first round of outreach.

Given that just over half of South Burlington's providers carry a 4- or 5-star STARS rating, families may want to treat STARS as their primary filter and use the smaller Google-rated group as a secondary check when it's available. Combining both signals with the citywide capacity figures gives a more complete starting point than relying on any single number alone, especially in a market where average program size runs well above the statewide pattern.

South Burlington's combination of a high average licensed capacity and a strong STARS participation rate makes it a market where a small number of well-chosen programs can cover a lot of ground for a family comparing options, rather than needing to sort through dozens of similarly small providers one by one.