School age
Reported openings · Aug 31, 2026School age 2
Daycare and child care in Chester, VT
- Licensed programs
- 2
- All centers
- Take infants
- 0
- Look in nearby towns too
- Reported openings
- 1
- program, any age, in the last 60 days
Chester has 2 licensed child care programs: all centers in Windsor County.
Room for young children nearby
More spots than most of VT1.0children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 630 children under 5 live in VT within 10 miles of Chester (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 623, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. VT overall: 1.2. See the 33 programs nearby
All 2 licensed programs in Chester
Preschool
Last reported openings: preschool (10) · Aug 13, 2026, over 60 days ago
Child care near Chester
33 more programs within 10 miles, in Rockingham, Springfield, Cavendish and 3 other towns. Closest first.
21 more programs within 10 miles take infants. 1 program reported an infant opening in the last 60 days, shown first.
22 more programs within 10 miles take toddlers. 3 programs reported toddler openings in the last 60 days, shown first.
27 more programs within 10 miles take preschoolers. 9 programs reported preschool openings in the last 60 days, shown first.
26 more programs within 10 miles take school-age children. 5 programs reported school-age openings in the last 60 days, shown first.
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Aug 31, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Aug 31, 2026Infant 4Toddler 2Preschool 10
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Aug 31, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Aug 31, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Last reported openings: toddler (2), preschool (2) · Aug 13, 2026, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Aug 31, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Aug 31, 2026Preschool 1School age 1
School age
Reported openings · Aug 31, 2026School age 4
Preschool
Reported openings · Aug 31, 2026Preschool 3
Preschool
Reported openings · Sep 16, 2026Preschool 19
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Aug 31, 2026Preschool 1
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Aug 31, 2026Preschool 1School age 1
School age
Reported openings · Aug 31, 2026School age 4
Toddler · Preschool
Reported openings · Aug 31, 2026Toddler 1Preschool 1
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Aug 31, 2026Toddler 1Preschool 2School age 2
Daycare in Chester by age
Preschool in Chester
1 program takes preschoolers. None reported a preschool opening in the last 60 days.
Before- and after-school care in Chester
1 program takes school-age children. 1 program reported a school-age opening in the last 60 days.
Nearby towns
- Springfield21 programs · about 7.5 mi
- Cavendish6 programs · about 7.9 mi
- Ludlow5 programs · about 8.4 mi
- Weston1 program · about 9.1 mi
- Rockingham7 programs · about 10 mi
- Londonderry4 programs · about 10 mi
- Weathersfield3 programs · about 11 mi
- Mount Holly2 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.