Franklin County

Daycare and child care in Bakersfield, VT

Licensed programs
4
2 centers · 2 home-based
Licensed for infants
2
1 program reported an opening recently
Reported openings
1
program, any age, in the last 60 days
Child Care Financial Assistance income limit
$15,813
a month for a family of 4 · How it works

Bakersfield has 4 licensed child care programs: 2 centers and 2 home-based programs in Franklin County.

Reported an infant opening in the last 60 days: Penny Cote

Room for young children nearby

About average for VT

1.2children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 340 children under 5 live in VT within 10 miles of Bakersfield (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 275, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. VT overall: 1.2. See the 16 programs nearby

All 4 licensed programs in Bakersfield

Penny Cote

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Sep 30, 2026Infant 1Toddler 1

Kerri Willey

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Aug 19, 2026, over 60 days ago

Child care near Bakersfield

16 more programs within 10 miles, in Fairfield, Waterville, Enosburgh and 2 other towns. Closest first.

East Fairfield Preschool

Center · Fairfield · about 3.7 mi · 12 children

Preschool

No openings listed as of Jul 22, 2025, over 60 days ago

Meg Marshall

Home-based · Fairfield · about 3.7 mi · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Aug 19, 2026, over 60 days ago

The Learning Tree Child Care Center

Center · Enosburgh · about 6.3 mi · 73 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Aug 31, 2026Toddler 1Preschool 4

See all within 10 miles

Daycare in Bakersfield by age

Toddler care in Bakersfield

2 programs take toddlers. 1 program reported a toddler opening in the last 60 days.

Preschool in Bakersfield

3 programs take preschoolers. None reported a preschool opening in the last 60 days.

Before- and after-school care in Bakersfield

3 programs take school-age children. None reported a school-age opening in the last 60 days.

Nearby towns

From the state’s list of child care providers (Vermont Department for Children and Families, Child Development Division, on the state’s open data portal), retrieved Oct 29, 2026. The state updates its list once a month. Openings are what each program last reported to the state, on the date shown. Always confirm details with the program. This page’s details last changed Oct 29, 2026. The state’s data is shared under the Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0.