Chittenden County

Daycare and child care in Colchester, VT

Licensed programs
20
14 centers · 6 home-based
Licensed for infants
15
2 programs reported an opening recently
Reported openings
7
programs, 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

Colchester has 20 licensed child care programs: 14 centers and 6 home-based programs in Chittenden County.

Reported an infant opening in the last 60 days: Inspired Minds Childcare Colchester, Little Lakers Academy, LLC

Room for young children nearby

More spots than most of VT

0.9children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 5,090 children under 5 live in VT within 10 miles of Colchester (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 5,766, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. VT overall: 1.2. See the 150 programs nearby

All 20 licensed programs in Colchester

Brigitte LaRentas

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 5, 2026Toddler 1Preschool 1School age 4

Freedom Rains, LLC

Center · 120 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026Toddler 2Preschool 4

Future Einsteins, LLC

Center · 42 children

Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 2, 2026Preschool 4School age 2

Melissa Lynch

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026Preschool 2

Jennelle Gallagher

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Oct 1, 2026

Kelley Reardon

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Oct 1, 2026

Kimberly Senesac

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Oct 1, 2026

Infant · Toddler · Preschool

Last reported openings: infant (1), toddler (1), preschool (3) · Jul 6, 2026, over 60 days ago

Little Learners LLC

Center · 30 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool

No openings listed as of Oct 1, 2026

Tammie Charland

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Oct 1, 2026

Child care near Colchester

150 more programs within 10 miles, in Burlington, Winooski, Milton and 5 other towns. Closest first.

Karen Delbeck

Home-based · Burlington · about 2.5 mi · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Openings not reported

Marta Hammond

Home-based · Burlington · about 2.7 mi · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Openings not reported

Lul Amir

Home-based · Burlington · about 2.9 mi · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Oct 1, 2026

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Daycare in Colchester by age

Toddler care in Colchester

15 programs take toddlers. 3 programs reported toddler openings in the last 60 days.

Preschool in Colchester

17 programs take preschoolers. 7 programs reported preschool openings in the last 60 days.

Before- and after-school care in Colchester

13 programs take school-age children. 2 programs reported school-age openings 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.