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Child care in Suffolk County, New York

Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Suffolk County, synthesized from public records — 4.7% of New York's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.

Suffolk County has about 46,567 licensed seats for roughly 90,322 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 52% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).

Who runs child care here

22 of the county's providers are private-equity-owned chains. Biggest chains: Tutor Time (10, PE) · The Learning Experience (8, PE) · KinderCare (4) · Kiddie Academy (2) · Cadence Education (1, PE)

By city

Brentwood (126) · Lindenhurst (45) · Bay Shore (40) · Central Islip (38) · West Babylon (33) · Copiague (32) · Amityville (30) · Shirley (23) · Deer Park (19) · Riverhead (19) · North Babylon (18) · Mastic (18)

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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.