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Child care in Erie County, New York

Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Erie County, synthesized from public records — 2.4% of New York's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.

Erie County has about 26,187 licensed seats for roughly 58,121 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 45% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).

Who runs child care here

5 of the county's providers are private-equity-owned chains. Biggest chains: Childtime (5, PE) · KinderCare (1)

By city

Buffalo (223) · Williamsville (27) · Cheektowaga (26) · Amherst (20) · Hamburg (19) · Tonawanda (16) · Orchard Park (14) · West Seneca (10) · Grand Island (10) · Lancaster (10) · Kenmore (8) · Lackawanna (8)

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