Daycare in Fresno, CA

206 licensed programs in Fresno (Fresno County): 182 child care centers and 24 school-age programs. Together they're licensed for 9,215 children.

Short answer

Infant care at a center costs a median $416 a week in Fresno County (2022 prices), $295 at a family child care home. California's child care subsidy, Subsidized child care (Child Care and Development programs), helps pay if a family of three earns up to $93,420. Call ahead: licensed spots aren't open spots.

Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division, as of October 2026. Child care centers, infant centers and school-age centers that CDSS lists as licensed. California's current open data doesn't include family child care homes, so this list has centers only; search CCLD for licensed family child care homes. Openings change daily, so call first.

What daycare costs in Fresno County

$416/weekmedian for full-time infant care at a center ($21,611 a year) in 2022, before inflation since.

Weekly	Center	Home daycare
Infant	$416	$295
Toddler	$250	$251
Preschool	$203	$234

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices. Data as of 2022.

182 child care centers in Fresno, by ZIP code

Every center on the state's list, A to Z within each ZIP, with its street address and phone.

ZIP 93701 · 6

Childtime Children's Center (fresno) 214 N. Clark · 559-445-0216
Childtime Children's Center (fresno) 214 N. Clark · 559-445-0216
Fusd-Webster 2600 E. Tyler · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Webster Child Development Center 930 N. Augusta · 559-457-3690
Kids Kare Olive Ave 2765 E Olive Ave · 559-485-6271
Kidz Can 2 130 North U Street · 559-492-2907

ZIP 93702 · 12

Fresno Eoc Mosqueda HS 4676 E Butler · 559-263-1200
Fusd-Burroughs 166 N. Sierra Vista · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Dolores Huerta Child Dev Center 720 S 10th St · 559-253-5390
Fusd-Early Learning Child Development Center 1001 S Chestnut AVE · 559-457-3683
Fusd-Hidalgo 3550 E. Thomas · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Lane 4730 E Lowe · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Leavenworth 4420 E. Thomas · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Roosevelt Pace-Infant/Toddler 4250 E. Tulare · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Vang Pao 4100 E. Heaton · 559-457-3690
King's Corner Childcare LLC 1080 N Chestnut Ave · 559-374-8577
King's Corner Childcare LLC 1080 N Chestnut Ave · 559-374-8577
Reading and Beyond Preschool 4670 E. Butler Avenue · 559-342-8600

ZIP 93703 · 10

Csn Firm Preschool 1940 N. Fresno St. · 559-487-1500
Fusd-Birney 3034 E Cornell · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Ericson 4774 E. Yale · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Mayfair 3305 E. Home · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Norseman 4636 E. Weldon · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Wishon 3857 E. Harvard · 559-457-3690
Hansel & Gretel Day Care #1 1311 North Fresno · 559-266-1557
Hansel & Gretel Day Care #2 1327 N. Fresno · 559-266-1557
Infant World 2228 N Howard · 559-229-8414
Young World 2240 N Howard · 559-222-8878

ZIP 93704 · 9

Fresno City College Child Development C 1621 East University Ave · 559-443-8620
Fresno Eoc Sequoia Head Start 2121 N. Van Ness Blvd. · 559-263-1210
Fusd-Del Mar 4122 N. Del Mar · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Hamilton 102 E. Clinton · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Kratt 650 W. Sierra Avenue · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Wawona 4524 N Thorne · 559-457-3690
Hansel & Gretel III Wishon 2045 N. Wishon · 559-227-5436
Hansel & Gretel III Wishon 2045 N. Wishon · 559-227-5436
St. Anthony's Preschool 5680 N Maroa Ave · 559-488-7420

ZIP 93705 · 14

Baldwin Daycare 3839 N. Hughes · 559-225-6580
Fairmont Private School of Fresno Inc 435 W Fairmont Ave · 559-259-8585
Feoc Richard Keyes Head Start 1620 W Fairmont Ave · 559-263-1205
Foundations Success Academy 4333 N West Ave · 559-960-4942
Foundations Success Academy 4333 N West Ave · 559-960-4942
Fusd-Fremont 1005 W. Weldon · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Powers Ginsburg 67 E. Ashlan · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Williams 525 W. Saginaw · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Wilson 2131 W. Ashlan · 559-457-3690
Kids Kare at the Parks 4111 N. Fruit · 559-224-9471
Kids Kare Central West 3003 North West Avenue · 559-224-7987
Parkwest Infant & Preschool Center 2495 W. Alamos · 559-229-1104
Parkwest Infant & Preschool Center 2495 W. Alamos · 559-229-1104
Storyland II Day Care Center 3835 N West Ave · 559-375-1602

ZIP 93706 · 19

American Union Preschool 2801 W Adams · 559-495-5650
Bambi's Day Care Nursery 221 Fresno Street · 559-268-1466
Easton Learning Center 5895 South Elm Avenue · 559-268-0148
Fresno Eoc Franklin Head Start 1189 Martin Street · 559-233-0882
Fresno Eoc Madison Head Start 338 S. Brawley Avenue · 559-263-1210
Fusd-Columbia 1025 S. Trinity · 559-457-3690
Fusd-King Child Development Center 1001 E. Florence · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Kirk 2000 E. Belgravia · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Lavera Williams Early Learning Cen 1015 Fresno Street · 559-457-3685
Fusd-Lavera Williams Early Learning Cen 1015 Fresno Street · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Lincoln 651 B Street · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Sunset 1755 S. Crystal · 559-457-3690
Madison Elementary 330 S. Brawley · 559-276-5280
Orange Center Preschool 3530 S. Cherry Ave. · 559-237-0437
Panda's Environmental Day Care School 2105 Martin Luther King Blv · 559-486-5551
Panda's Environmental Day Care School 2105 Martin Luther King Blv · 559-486-5551
Steven P. Gordon Preparatory Academy 709 W. California Court · 559-266-5471
West Fresno Preschool 2910 S Ivy Ave · 559-495-5600
West Park Preschool 2695 South Valentine · 559-233-6501

ZIP 93710 · 13

Brighten Academy Preschool 6685 N Fresno St · 559-900-4352
Carden School of Fresno 6901 N Maple Ave Suite 1 · 559-323-0126
Fresno Eoc Estelle Dailey Head Start 5550 N Fresno St · 559-431-0019
Fusd-Eaton 1451 E. Sierra Ave. · 559-457-3690
Fusd-McCardle 577 E. Sierra Avenue · 559-457-3690
Kids Kare River Park 7311 N. First · 559-431-2566
Learning Tree 364 E Barstow · 559-439-8143
Learning Tree the 364 E Barstow · 559-439-8143
New Life Discovery School (keats) 420 E. Keats · 559-222-8687
Stone Soup Fresno 1343 E Bulldog Ln · 559-224-7610
Sunnybrook Private Preschool 5724 N Fresno St · 559-437-3733
Young World Too Early Education Center 6707 N. First St. · 559-449-9866
Young World Too Early Education Center 6707 N. First St. · 559-449-9866

ZIP 93711 · 5

Bluff View Private Preschool of Fresno 7805 N Palm Ave · 559-431-5437
Fusd-Malloch 2251 W. Morris Avenue · 559-457-3690
Kids Kare Fig Garden 1375 W. Bullard Avenue · 559-436-0578
Kids Kare West 3375 W. Fig Garden Drive · 559-438-1921
Shining Star Preschool Northwest Churc 5415 N. West · 559-435-0349

ZIP 93720 · 20

Child Development State Preschool Maple 2025 E. Teague · 559-327-7388
Child Development-State Preschool-Linco 774 E. Alluvial Avenue · 559-439-0282
Child Development-State Preschool-Mount 2002 E. Alluvial · 559-298-9781
Child Development-State Preschool-River 2491 E. Behymer · 559-327-8600
Copper Hills Preschool-Cusd 1881 E. Plymouth · 559-327-6300
Crosscity Christian Eec 2777 E Nees Ave · 559-299-8484
Dermer's Creative Care Too 8855 N. Chestnut · 559-325-6913
Dermer's Creative Care Too 8855 N. Chestnut · 559-325-6913
Kids Kare River Bluff 10011 N. Chestnut · 559-434-2481
Kidspark 8485 N Fresno St #102 · 559-554-8389
Kindercare Learning Center 993 E. Champlain · 559-433-6630
Kindercare Learning Center 993 E. Champlain · 559-433-6630
LA Petite Academy 999 E. Teague · 559-431-7330
LA Petite Academy Inc. 999 East Teague · 559-431-7330
Nancy Fuller Children's University Inc 7901 N Cedar Ave · 559-447-5865
Nancy Fuller Children's University Inc 7901 N Cedar Ave · 559-447-5865
New Covenant Early Education 1744 E Nees Ave · 559-297-3322
Reading and Beyond Preschool Two 2672 E Alluvial Ave · 559-691-6640
St. Agnes Child Development Center 1255 E. Herndon Ave. · 559-450-3545
St. Agnes Child Development Center 1255 E. Herndon Ave. · 559-450-3545

ZIP 93721 · 6

Fceoc Early Head Start Child Developmen 1441 E. Divisadero Avenue · 559-487-1053
Feoc Early Head Start Child Development 1441 E. Divisadero Avenue · 559-487-1053
Fusd-Cesar Chavez Child Development Center 2500 Stanislaus St · 559-457-6085
Fusd-Yokomi 2323 E. McKenzie · 559-457-3690
Lighthouse for Children Child Developme 2405 Tulare St · 559-497-3846
Lighthouse for Children Child Developme 2405 Tulare St · 559-497-3846

ZIP 93722 · 13

Brighten Academy Preschool 5646 N Figarden Dr · 559-294-1310
Brighten Academy Preschool 7032 N Blythe Ave · 559-900-4350
Central U.d.s. Preschool 5652 W. Gettysburg · 559-247-4700
Central Unified Preschool 6265 N. Grantland · 559-276-5250
Educare Early Stars Preschool 5202 N. Blythe · 559-271-7827
Fusd-Figarden 6235 N. Brawley · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Lawless-Leep 5255 N. Reese · 559-457-3690
Growing Patch Private Preschool the 5560 W Spruce Ave · 559-355-8788
Learning Experience the 7055 N Blythe Ave · 559-475-0662
New Life Figarden School 4230 W. Fig Garden Dr. · 559-225-8690
New Life Figarden School 4230 W. Fig Garden Dr. · 559-225-8687
Northwest Learning Center I 3542 W. Gettysburg · 559-228-3057
Teague Elementary 4725 N. Polk · 559-276-5260

ZIP 93723 · 2

Brighten Academy Preschool 5590 N Grantland Ave · 559-392-6805
Central Unified Preschool at Biola 4885 N. Biola Avenue · 559-276-5235

ZIP 93725 · 7

Fusd-Aynesworth 4765 E. Burns · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Balderas 4625 E. Florence · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Calwa 4303 E. Jensen · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Herrera 5090 E Church Ave · 559-457-3685
Fusd-Storey 5250 E. Church · 559-457-3690
Lone Star Preschool 2617 S Fowler Ave · 559-524-6959
Malaga Elementary School 3910 S Ward Ave · 559-834-6140

ZIP 93726 · 15

A Better Choice Preschool 3225 E. Gettysburg Avenue · 559-227-5437
A Better Choice Preschool 3225 E. Gettysburg Avenue · 559-227-5437
Exceptional Parents Unlimited Inc. 4440 N First St · 559-229-2000
First Church of God Early Enrichment Ce 3920 North First Street · 559-227-3222
Fresno Eoc Dakota Circle Head Start 4150 Dakota · 559-263-1200
Fusd-Centenial 3830 E. Saginaw · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Holland 4676 N. Fresno · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Pyle 4140 N. Augusta · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Scandinavian Child Development Cen 3360 North Sierra Vista · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Thomas 4444 N. Millbrook Ave. · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Viking 4251 N. Winery · 559-457-3690
Kids Kare Ashlan 3716 East Ashlan · 559-224-8656
New Life Discovery School (shields) 4348 E. Shields Avenue · 559-228-8687
Storyland Day Care Center 2025 E. Gettysburg · 559-222-1032
Storyland Day Care Center 2025 E. Gettysburg · 559-222-1032

ZIP 93727 · 15

Boris Preschool Cusd 7071 E Clinton Ave · 559-327-9181
Child Development-State Preschool-Fanch 5948 E. Tulare · 559-251-6292
Child Development-State PS-Temperance-K 1448 N. Armstrong · 559-456-2081
Fresno Eoc Cedarwood Head Start 2063 S Cedar · 559-237-5254
Fresno Eoc Kings Canyon Head Start 4995 E. Balch · 559-263-1205
Fusd-Ayer 5272 E Lowe Ave · 559-253-6400
Fusd-Bakman 580 N. Helm · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Easterby 5211 E. Tulare Street · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Ewing 4873 E. Olive · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Greenberg 5081 E. Lane · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Olmos 550 S. Garden · 559-457-3690
Jack & Jill's Early Child Development C 969 S Willow Ave · 559-255-8817
Jack & Jill's Early Child Development C 969 S Willow Ave · 559-255-8817
Oraze Preschool Cusd 3468 N Armstrong Ave · 559-327-9181
St. Helen's Junior Kindergarten Prescho 4888 E. Belmont Avenue · 559-251-4846

ZIP 93728 · 8

Fceoc Early H.S.-Jane Addams CDC 2117 W. McKinley Avenue · 559-457-2515
Fceoc Early H.S.-Jane Addams CDC 2117 W. McKinley Avenue · 559-457-2515
Fresno Eoc Brooks Head Start 1504 N. Weber · 559-264-6586
Fresno Eoc Ramacher Head Start 710 N. Hughes · 559-263-1210
Fusd-Addams 2117 W. McKinley · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Anthony 1542 E. Webster · 559-457-3690
Fusd-Heaton 1533 N San Pablo · 559-457-3690
Young World Tower Learning Center 1545 N Palm Ave · 559-554-9095

ZIP 93730 · 4

Clovis Community College C.d. Lab Schoo 10309 N Willow Ave · 559-325-5240
Copper Academy Private Preschool 2042 E Copper Ave Ste 107 · 559-319-8188
Creative Minds Learning Center LLC 9835 N. Lakeshore Drive · 559-434-2800
Creative Minds Learning Center LLC 9835 N. Lakeshore Drive · 559-434-2800

ZIP 93737 · 1

Young Preschool Cusd 3140 N Locan Ave · 559-327-9186

ZIP 93740 · 2

Campus Children's Center - Site III 5150 N Campus Dr · 559-278-0800
Joyce M. Huggins Early Education Center 5005 N. Maple Avenue · 559-278-0225

No ZIP code listed · 1

Washington Colony Preschool 130 E. Lincoln · 559-233-0706

Home daycares and school-age programs in Fresno

Counted here, not listed: home daycares are shown by city only. Use the official search for names and phone numbers.

24 licensed programs in Fresno

School-age programs	24

Search California's child care list

How can I get help paying for daycare in Fresno?

Subsidized child care (Child Care and Development programs) pays part of the bill at a licensed provider you choose; you pay a copay based on income. If your income is at or below the poverty line, Head Start and Early Head Start are free.

Help paying in California

Subsidized child care (Child Care and Development programs), run by California Department of Social Services

$93,420a year or less for a family of three to start (85% of state median income), as of July 2025. You also need to work, study or train.

Some areasNew families may wait (February 2025)

The highest copay reported for a family of three is 1% of income (January 2025).

How to apply

Sources: California Department of Social Services; National Women's Law Center

Head Start in Fresno Free if you qualify 17 centers

Daycare in Fresno: common questions

How much does daycare cost in Fresno, CA?

In Fresno County, full-time infant care at a child care center had a median price of $416 a week ($21,611 a year) in 2022, and preschool care $203 a week. A family child care home charged a median $295 a week for an infant. These prices come from the U.S. Department of Labor and aren't adjusted for inflation, so expect higher rates today.

How many licensed daycares are in Fresno?

California's list shows 206 licensed programs in Fresno as of October 2026: 182 child care centers and 24 school-age programs. Together they're licensed for 9,215 children, though licensed capacity isn't the same as open spots.

Can I get help paying for daycare in Fresno?

Yes, if you qualify. Subsidized child care (Child Care and Development programs), run by California Department of Social Services, pays part of the cost at a provider you choose. A family of three can earn up to $93,420 a year to start. Fresno also has 17 free Head Start and Early Head Start centers for families who qualify.

How do I know a daycare is licensed?

Every program on this page is on California's list of active licensed programs. Look up the record before you tour: it shows the ages and number of children the program is licensed for and its inspection history.

Sources

1.Community Care Licensing Facilities (CDSS_CCL_Facilities) California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. Accessed October 16, 2026.
2.National Database of Childcare Prices: 2008-2022 (Data File) U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau. Accessed October 9, 2026.
3.National Database of Childcare Prices Technical Report (September 2024) U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau. Accessed October 9, 2026.
4.Subsidized child care (Child Care and Development programs) California Department of Social Services. Accessed October 9, 2026.
5.California: Financial Assistance Resources for Families (last reviewed 2026-08-21) Childcare.gov (Administration for Children and Families). Accessed October 9, 2026.
6.Warning Signs: State Child Care Assistance Policies 2025 National Women's Law Center. Accessed October 9, 2026.
7.CCDF Family Co-Payments by State (January 2025) Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care. Accessed October 9, 2026.
8.42 U.S. Code 9858n, Definitions (Child Care and Development Block Grant Act) Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School (U.S. Code). Accessed October 9, 2026.
9.Understanding and finding child care in California Childcare.gov (Administration for Children and Families). Accessed October 16, 2026.

Other benefits in California

Having a baby in California Benefits, each with its source, checked October 2026 Pregnancy Medicaid / CHIP 213% / 322% FPL WIC Yes Paid family leave Yes Medicaid pays for a doula Yes See California