Licensed Before & After School in St Albans, VT

Before & After School in St Albans

As of July 2026

St. Albans lists 22 licensed child care providers on CloverMap, with a combined licensed capacity of about 572 children — an average of roughly 26 spots per program, one of the smaller per-provider averages among Vermont's larger cities. Five providers carry a Google rating, averaging 3.8 stars, with 1 rated 4.5 stars or higher. Nine St. Albans providers, including St. Albans Early Learning Center, hold a 4- or 5-star rating under Vermont's STARS system.

What to know about childcare in St Albans

St. Albans is one of the smaller child care markets in Vermont's licensing data by combined licensed capacity: its 22 providers together hold roughly 572 children, an average of about 26 per program — a comparatively modest figure that suggests a market made up mostly of smaller-scale providers rather than a few large ones.

Five of St. Albans' 22 providers have enough Google reviews to show an average rating, and that average comes in at 3.8 stars, with 1 of the 5 rated 4.5 stars or higher — the lowest average among Vermont's larger cities in the licensing data, though still drawn from a small reviewed sample of just 5 providers. STARS participation tells a more complete story across the full market: 9 of St. Albans' 22 providers hold a 4- or 5-star STARS rating, close to half of all licensed providers in the city.

Every St. Albans provider is licensed through Vermont's Department for Children and Families' Child Development Division, which also administers the statewide STARS system. With only 5 of 22 providers carrying a Google rating, the 9-of-22 STARS figure gives families a broader, more representative read on quality across St. Albans than the Google average alone can offer.

Given the modest 3.8-star Google average pulled from just 5 rated providers, St. Albans families researching CloverMap may want to weigh STARS status more heavily than the review figures, while also factoring in the citywide combined licensed capacity of 572 children across 22 providers. St. Albans Early Learning Center is one provider within that set; confirming current STARS status and openings directly with any shortlisted program remains the most reliable next step.

It's worth remembering that a below-average Google rating drawn from only 5 reviewed providers out of 22 total is not the same as a citywide quality verdict — nearly three-quarters of St. Albans' licensed providers have no Google rating at all, so the STARS figure of 9 out of 22 remains the more representative measure for the market as a whole.

St. Albans' smaller average program capacity, at about 26 children per provider, means families here are likely comparing a larger number of smaller-scale options rather than a handful of big programs. That makes the STARS designation — held by 9 of the city's 22 providers — a particularly useful filter for narrowing a long list down to a manageable shortlist before reaching out directly. A lower average Google rating in a thinly-reviewed market like this one is far less conclusive than the same number would be in a city with dozens of rated providers.