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New York Child Care: Programs & the Public Record

Childcare Alerts indexes every regulated child care program in New York from the state's open data, including which programs are currently under a pending revocation or suspension. This report summarizes the landscape. It is a factual overview, not a safety rating of any program.

New York has 16,793 regulated child care programs on public record across 62 counties. New York's open data marks each program's regulatory status — we flag the 124 currently listed under a pending revocation, suspension, or denial on every program page, alongside a link to the official state record.

Program types

Where the programs are

New York counties with the most regulated child care programs:

1. Bronx County — 3,702 programs
2. Kings County — 2,130 programs
3. Queens County — 1,568 programs
4. Nassau County — 1,218 programs
5. New York County — 977 programs
6. Suffolk County — 920 programs
7. Westchester County — 876 programs
8. Monroe County — 704 programs
9. Erie County — 466 programs
10. Onondaga County — 415 programs

New York child care in the news

Recent third-party coverage of New York child care. Headlines link to the original source — these are news reports, not our licensing records.

• Unlicensed daycare operator indicted in assault that left infant with severe brain injury
  Yahoo · Jul 27, 2026
• Opinion: NYC’s Homeless Families Face a Childcare Catch-22
  citylimits.org · Jul 27, 2026
• NYC COUNCIL MEMBERS PASS LEGISLATION TO CODIFY OFFICE OF CHILD CARE, OVERSEEING UNIVERSAL CHILDCARE ROLLOUT
  New York City Council (.gov) · Jul 27, 2026
• Lead paint in NYCHA child care centers spurs city outlay of $10M
  Crain's New York Business · Jul 27, 2026
• Mayor Mamdani and NYCHA Implement Aggressive Lead Abatement Strategy in NYCHA Child Care Centers, Investing Over $10 Million for Complete and Permanent Lead Removal This Fall
  NYC.gov · Jul 25, 2026
• New York childcare voucher boost for Rockland wipes out waiting list
  Lohud · Jul 25, 2026

Coverage is gathered automatically from public news sources and isn't an endorsement; we link out and don't host the articles.

How to check a specific program

Search any New York program by name or city to see its status, any pending-revocation flag, and a link to the official state record.

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Methodology & source

Programs and regulatory status: New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) Child Care Regulated Programs open data (data.ny.gov). Childcare Alerts surfaces and summarizes these public records; the official government record always controls, and the absence of a record is not a guarantee of safety. Childcare Alerts is an independent service, not affiliated with any state agency.