Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Sep 8, 2026Toddler 1Preschool 1School age 1
Daycare and child care in Chelsea, VT
- Licensed programs
- 3
- 2 centers · 1 home-based
- Licensed for infants
- 1
- No opening reported recently
- Reported openings
- 1
- program, any age, in the last 60 days
Chelsea has 3 licensed child care programs: 2 centers and 1 home-based program in Orange County.
Room for young children nearby
Fewer spots than most of VT2.7children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 730 children under 5 live in VT within 10 miles of Chelsea (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 272, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. VT overall: 1.2. See the 17 programs nearby
All 3 licensed programs in Chelsea
School age
Last reported openings: school age (4) · Aug 25, 2026, over 60 days ago
Preschool
No openings listed as of Sep 9, 2026
Child care near Chelsea
17 more programs within 10 miles, in Tunbridge, Brookfield, Washington and 4 other towns. Closest first.
11 more programs within 10 miles take infants. 1 program reported an infant opening in the last 60 days, shown first.
11 more programs within 10 miles take toddlers. 1 program reported a toddler opening in the last 60 days, shown first.
13 more programs within 10 miles take preschoolers. None reported a preschool opening in the last 60 days. Closest first.
10 more programs within 10 miles take school-age children. 1 program reported a school-age opening in the last 60 days, shown first.
School age
Last reported openings: school age (3) · Aug 25, 2026, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
No openings listed as of Sep 9, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Sep 8, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Aug 6, 2026, over 60 days ago
Preschool
Last reported openings: preschool (2) · Aug 6, 2026, over 60 days ago
Preschool
No openings listed as of Sep 17, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Sep 17, 2026School age 2
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Last reported openings: toddler (2), preschool (1) · May 31, 2026, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Sep 17, 2026
School age
No openings listed as of Sep 17, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Sep 8, 2026Infant 1Toddler 1
Daycare in Chelsea by age
Infant care in Chelsea
1 program takes infants. None reported an infant opening in the last 60 days.
Toddler care in Chelsea
1 program takes toddlers. 1 program reported a toddler opening in the last 60 days.
Preschool in Chelsea
2 programs take preschoolers. 1 program reported a preschool opening in the last 60 days.
Before- and after-school care in Chelsea
2 programs take school-age children. 1 program reported a school-age opening in the last 60 days.
Nearby towns
- Washington2 programs · about 6.1 mi
- Tunbridge3 programs · about 6.4 mi
- Brookfield2 programs · about 6.9 mi
- Randolph8 programs · about 9.0 mi
- Strafford3 programs · about 9.3 mi
- Williamstown7 programs · about 9.3 mi
- Corinth1 program · about 9.4 mi
- Braintree3 programs · about 13 mi
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.