# Childcare in New York

Kinfield indexes 20,357 licensed childcare programs in New York with 920,246 licensed seats, from NYS Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), Division of Child Care Services and NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Bureau of Child Care.

## Counties
- [Bronx County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36005) — 4186 programs, 127,181 seats
- [Queens County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36081) — 2295 programs, 130,988 seats
- [Kings County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36047) — 1421 programs, 85,575 seats
- [Nassau County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36059) — 1237 programs, 58,988 seats
- [Suffolk County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36103) — 926 programs, 46,483 seats
- [Westchester County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36119) — 894 programs, 46,796 seats
- [New York County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36061) — 789 programs, 44,592 seats
- [Monroe County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36055) — 700 programs, 24,951 seats
- [Erie County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36029) — 474 programs, 26,503 seats
- [Onondaga County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36067) — 409 programs, 14,005 seats
- [Rockland County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36087) — 262 programs, 12,143 seats
- [Orange County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36071) — 240 programs, 10,594 seats
- [Albany County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36001) — 232 programs, 12,404 seats
- [Dutchess County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36027) — 214 programs, 8,080 seats
- [Oneida County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36065) — 179 programs, 4,855 seats
- [Richmond County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36085) — 175 programs, 10,187 seats
- [Schenectady County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36093) — 160 programs, 5,608 seats
- [Saratoga County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36091) — 147 programs, 7,198 seats
- [Ulster County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36111) — 117 programs, 3,835 seats
- [Steuben County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36101) — 111 programs, 3,576 seats
- [Broome County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36007) — 106 programs, 4,906 seats
- [Niagara County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36063) — 106 programs, 5,229 seats
- [Rensselaer County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36083) — 101 programs, 4,527 seats
- [Jefferson County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36045) — 100 programs, 6,182 seats
- [Clinton County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36019) — 91 programs, 2,020 seats
- [Chemung County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36015) — 88 programs, 2,111 seats
- [Chautauqua County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36013) — 75 programs, 2,939 seats
- [St. Lawrence County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36089) — 74 programs, 2,493 seats
- [Tompkins County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36109) — 68 programs, 3,215 seats
- [Ontario County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36069) — 67 programs, 3,173 seats
- [Oswego County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36075) — 62 programs, 1,996 seats
- [Putnam County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36079) — 59 programs, 3,107 seats
- [Sullivan County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36105) — 47 programs, 1,914 seats
- [Cayuga County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36011) — 47 programs, 2,022 seats
- [Washington County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36115) — 41 programs, 860 seats
- [Delaware County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36025) — 40 programs, 972 seats
- [Wayne County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36117) — 40 programs, 1,779 seats
- [Chenango County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36017) — 40 programs, 709 seats
- [Cattaraugus County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36009) — 38 programs, 2,050 seats
- [Herkimer County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36043) — 38 programs, 709 seats
- [Livingston County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36051) — 36 programs, 1,742 seats
- [Franklin County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36033) — 36 programs, 912 seats
- [Cortland County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36023) — 33 programs, 1,040 seats
- [Warren County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36113) — 33 programs, 1,387 seats
- [Essex County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36031) — 31 programs, 802 seats
- [Otsego County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36077) — 31 programs, 1,007 seats
- [Madison County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36053) — 30 programs, 1,167 seats
- [Allegany County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36003) — 29 programs, 1,328 seats
- [Montgomery County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36057) — 26 programs, 1,332 seats
- [Tioga County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36107) — 26 programs, 747 seats
- [Fulton County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36035) — 25 programs, 1,179 seats
- [Wyoming County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36121) — 24 programs, 679 seats
- [Columbia County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36021) — 24 programs, 1,041 seats
- [Genesee County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36037) — 24 programs, 1,022 seats
- [Greene County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36039) — 21 programs, 586 seats
- [Seneca County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36099) — 20 programs, 590 seats
- [Lewis County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36049) — 18 programs, 960 seats
- [Schoharie County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36095) — 17 programs, 628 seats
- [Orleans County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36073) — 16 programs, 589 seats
- [Yates County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36123) — 12 programs, 394 seats
- [Schuyler County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36097) — 10 programs, 315 seats
- [Hamilton County](https://www.kinfield.site/county/36041) — 3 programs, 48 seats

## Largest operators
- [Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC](https://www.kinfield.site/operator/ny-bright-horizons-children-s-centers-llc) — 56 programs
- [NYC Early Learning Company INC](https://www.kinfield.site/operator/ny-nyc-early-learning-company-inc) — 22 programs
- [Yeled V'yalda Early Childhood Center INC](https://www.kinfield.site/operator/ny-yeled-v-yalda-early-childhood-center-inc) — 19 programs
- [B'above Worldwide Institute, INC](https://www.kinfield.site/operator/ny-b-above-worldwide-institute-inc) — 17 programs
- [YMCA of Greater New York](https://www.kinfield.site/operator/ny-ymca-of-greater-new-york) — 15 programs
- [Pnw Enterprises, Llc'](https://www.kinfield.site/operator/ny-pnw-enterprises-llc) — 15 programs
- [All My Children Day Care and Nursery School](https://www.kinfield.site/operator/ny-all-my-children-day-care-and-nursery-school) — 14 programs
- [Metrokids Cradle (South End) INC](https://www.kinfield.site/operator/ny-metrokids-cradle-south-end-inc) — 14 programs
- [Police Athletic League, INC](https://www.kinfield.site/operator/ny-police-athletic-league-inc) — 13 programs
- [The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers,INC](https://www.kinfield.site/operator/ny-the-friends-of-crown-heights-educational-centers-inc) — 12 programs

## Most common inspection findings
- [NYC Health Code §47.33(c)(1)](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-47-33-c-1) (Staff qualifications & clearances) — 1161 programs
- [NYC Health Code §47.41(j)](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-47-41-j) (Safety hazards) — 1071 programs
- [NYC Health Code §47.33(b)](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-47-33-b) (Staff qualifications & clearances) — 961 programs
- [NYC Health Code §47.37(b)(1)](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-47-37-b-1) (Staff qualifications & clearances) — 617 programs
- [NYC Health Code §47.49(a)](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-47-49-a) (Facilities & equipment) — 484 programs
- [NYC Health Code §47.13(d)](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-47-13-d) (Staff qualifications & clearances) — 479 programs
- [NYC Health Code §47.19(c)(1)](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-47-19-c-1) (Staff qualifications & clearances) — 441 programs
- [NYC Health Code §47.23(a)](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-47-23-a) (Supervision & ratios) — 440 programs
- [NYC Health Code §47.37(b)(4)](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-47-37-b-4) (Staff qualifications & clearances) — 355 programs
- [NYC Health Code §47.13(f)](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-47-13-f) (Staff qualifications & clearances) — 348 programs
- [NYC Health Code §47.59(a)](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-47-59-a) (Fire safety & emergency drills) — 339 programs
- [NYC Health Code §47.43(e)](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-47-43-e) (Sanitation & hygiene) — 334 programs

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Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/state/NY · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.