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Child care in Wayne County, Michigan

Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Wayne County, synthesized from public records — 15.4% of Michigan's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.

Wayne County has about 59,048 licensed seats for roughly 129,801 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 45% (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 (32) · Childtime (8, PE) · Tutor Time (2, PE) · Bright Horizons (2) · Primrose School (1, PE)

By city

Detroit (501) · Dearborn (72) · Canton (66) · Livonia (56) · Redford (49) · Westland (49) · Dearborn Heights (34) · Romulus (23) · Plymouth (22) · Harper Woods (21) · Inkster (19) · Taylor (19)

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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.