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Child care in Alameda County, California

Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Alameda County, synthesized from public records — 5.1% of California's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.

Alameda County has about 53,042 licensed seats for roughly 103,801 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 51% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).

Who runs child care here

10 of the county's providers are private-equity-owned chains. Biggest chains: KinderCare (16) · Primrose School (5, PE) · Bright Horizons (3) · Kiddie Academy (3) · La Petite Academy (3, PE)

By city

Oakland (352) · Fremont (249) · Hayward (136) · Berkeley (121) · Alameda (95) · Dublin (83) · Livermore (76) · Pleasanton (59) · San Leandro (58) · Castro Valley (53) · Union City (47) · Newark (36)

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Childcare Alerts is an independent service that synthesizes public California child care records for education and research. It is not a rating or a safety verdict; the official state record always controls.