Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 2, 2026Infant 1Toddler 1Preschool 1School age 2
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
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 VT1.0children 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
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Reported openings · Oct 2, 2026Toddler 9Preschool 6
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Reported openings · Oct 6, 2026Preschool 3
Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026Preschool 2
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 2, 2026Infant 2Toddler 2Preschool 2
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Reported openings · Oct 7, 2026Infant 2Toddler 3Preschool 10
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 2, 2026Infant 1Toddler 3Preschool 5
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 2, 2026Infant 1Toddler 1Preschool 1
Toddler · Preschool
No openings listed as of Oct 5, 2026
Preschool
No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026
Toddler · Preschool
No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026
Preschool
No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Oct 1, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
No openings listed as of Oct 1, 2026
Preschool
No openings listed as of Jul 20, 2026, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Last reported openings: infant (2), toddler (5), preschool (9) · Jul 6, 2026, over 60 days ago
School age
No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026
School age
No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026
School age
No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026
School age
No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026
School age
No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026
School age
No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026
School age
No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026
School age
No openings listed as of Jul 20, 2026, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026
Preschool
No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Oct 1, 2026
Child care near Essex
147 more programs within 10 miles, in Jericho, Colchester, Westford and 8 other towns. Closest first.
84 more programs within 10 miles take infants. 4 programs reported infant openings in the last 60 days, shown first.
88 more programs within 10 miles take toddlers. 6 programs reported toddler openings in the last 60 days, shown first.
119 more programs within 10 miles take preschoolers. 22 programs reported preschool openings in the last 60 days, shown first.
94 more programs within 10 miles take school-age children. 6 programs reported school-age openings in the last 60 days, shown first.
School age
No openings listed as of Oct 5, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
No openings listed as of Oct 1, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Oct 1, 2026
School age
No openings listed as of Oct 6, 2026
Preschool
No openings listed as of Oct 6, 2026
Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 5, 2026Preschool 2
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026Preschool 2
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Oct 5, 2026
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 7, 2026Preschool 3
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026Preschool 2
Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 2, 2026Preschool 4School age 2
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 2, 2026Infant 2Toddler 2Preschool 2
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026Toddler 3School age 3
Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 2, 2026Preschool 8School age 5
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026Toddler 2Preschool 4
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 5, 2026Preschool 5School age 1
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Sep 30, 2026Toddler 2Preschool 2School age 3
School age
Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026School age 10
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026Toddler 2Preschool 2
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026Infant 2Preschool 10
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 6, 2026Infant 2Toddler 2Preschool 4
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026Infant 1Preschool 4
Daycare in Essex by age
Infant care in Essex
17 programs take infants. 5 programs reported infant openings in the last 60 days.
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
- Westford4 programs · about 5.3 mi
- Jericho6 programs · about 6.7 mi
- Winooski8 programs · about 7.3 mi
- Williston21 programs · about 7.9 mi
- Underhill2 programs · about 8.2 mi
- Colchester20 programs · about 8.7 mi
- Milton15 programs · about 9.1 mi
- South Burlington24 programs · about 9.6 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.