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Child care in Dane County, Wisconsin

Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Dane County, synthesized from public records — 11% of Wisconsin's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.

Dane County has about 25,532 licensed seats for roughly 34,781 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 73% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).

Who runs child care here

15 of the county's providers are private-equity-owned chains. Biggest chains: La Petite Academy (10, PE) · KinderCare (7) · The Goddard School (2, PE) · Rainbow Child Care (1) · Bright Horizons (1)

By city

Madison (199) · Sun Prairie (41) · Verona (30) · Waunakee (23) · Fitchburg (21) · Middleton (19) · Stoughton (16) · Deforest (16) · Oregon (14) · Monona (13) · Mcfarland (11) · Cottage Grove (10)

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