Chittenden County

Daycare and child care in Essex, VT

Licensed programs
32
27 centers · 5 home-based
Licensed for infants
17
5 programs reported an opening recently
Reported openings
8
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

Essex has 32 licensed child care programs: 27 centers and 5 home-based programs in Chittenden County.

Reported an infant opening in the last 60 days: Catherine Clow, Inspired Minds Childcare, Little One's University Essex Center, Little One's University Inc and 1 more

Room for young children nearby

More spots than most of VT

1.0children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 6,020 children under 5 live in VT within 10 miles of Essex (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 5,805, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. VT overall: 1.2. See the 147 programs nearby

All 32 licensed programs in Essex

Catherine Clow

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 2, 2026Infant 1Toddler 1Preschool 1School age 2

Inspired Minds Childcare

Center · 59 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 2, 2026Infant 2Toddler 2Preschool 2

Little One's University Inc

Center · 102 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 2, 2026Infant 1Toddler 3Preschool 5

Crystal Adams

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026

EJRP Preschool

Center · 44 children

Toddler · Preschool

No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026

Kristina Barber

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026

Nadeau's Playschool Essex

Center · 59 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026

Reach for the Stars

Center · 132 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Last reported openings: infant (2), toddler (5), preschool (9) · Jul 6, 2026, over 60 days ago

Rec Kids at Summit

Center · 92 children

School age

No openings listed as of Jul 20, 2026, over 60 days ago

Sheila Porter

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026

Taralyn Thorne

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026

Child care near Essex

147 more programs within 10 miles, in Jericho, Colchester, Westford and 8 other towns. Closest first.

Little Learners LLC

Center · Colchester · about 4.1 mi · 30 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool

No openings listed as of Oct 1, 2026

Tammie Charland

Home-based · Colchester · about 4.5 mi · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Oct 1, 2026

Rec Kids at Westford

Center · Westford · about 4.8 mi · 50 children

School age

No openings listed as of Oct 6, 2026

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Daycare in Essex by age

Toddler care in Essex

19 programs take toddlers. 6 programs reported toddler openings in the last 60 days.

Preschool in Essex

24 programs take preschoolers. 8 programs reported preschool openings in the last 60 days.

Before- and after-school care in Essex

21 programs take school-age children. 1 program 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.