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Child care in Kent County, Michigan

Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Kent County, synthesized from public records — 8.1% of Michigan's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.

Kent County has about 33,131 licensed seats for roughly 48,442 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 68% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).

Who runs child care here

13 of the county's providers are private-equity-owned chains. Biggest chains: KinderCare (8) · The Learning Experience (4, PE) · Childtime (3, PE) · The Goddard School (3, PE) · Tutor Time (2, PE)

By city

Grand Rapids (273) · Wyoming (74) · Kentwood (62) · Rockford (34) · Grandville (24) · Caledonia (21) · Byron Center (20) · Comstock Park (18) · Cedar Springs (16) · Lowell (14) · Ada (14) · Sparta (13)

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