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Daycares in Carlsbad, CA

63 licensed child care providers in Carlsbad, drawn from the state licensing agency's public records. Each profile carries the license number, status, and capacity on record. Where the state publishes nothing for a field, or the daycare is not licensed, the profile says so plainly.

Carlsbad averages

Averaged across every licensed provider in D1.

Parent sentiment

+0.5 vs California average

Average parent review rating on Google or Yelp.

  • Carlsbad3.6
  • California3.0

11 providers sampled

Daycare Index Rating

+13 vs California average

Composite of licensing, inspections, reviews, accreditation, transparency. See scoring guide.

  • Carlsbad63
  • California51

5 providers sampled

Ranked lists for Carlsbad

Citywide volume indexMost-Reviewed Carlsbad Daycares

Highest-confidence providers

Ranked by the Confidence Index lower bound: the score the public record can defend, not the score a single glowing review can inflate. How scoring works.

  1. 1
    CARLSBAD COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

    DAY CARE CENTER · capacity 162

    51Elevated Risk
  2. 2
    LA COSTA VALLEY PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN

    DAY CARE CENTER · capacity 107

    42Elevated Risk
  3. 3
    SUNRISE SCHOOL

    SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER · capacity 73

    33Elevated Risk
  4. 4
    PILGRIM CHILDREN'S CENTER

    SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER · capacity 78

    31Elevated Risk
  5. 5
    CHILDREN'S PARADISE INC. - CARLSBAD

    SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER · capacity 194

    29Elevated Risk