Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of May 29, 2026, over 60 days ago
Daycare and child care in Manchester, VT
- Licensed programs
- 8
- 7 centers · 1 home-based
- Take infants
- 3
- None reported an opening recently
- Reported openings
- 0
- programs, any age, in the last 60 days
Manchester has 8 licensed child care programs: 7 centers and 1 home-based program in Bennington County.
Room for young children nearby
More spots than most of VT1.0children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 450 children under 5 live in VT within 10 miles of Manchester (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 435, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. VT overall: 1.2. See the 5 programs nearby
All 8 licensed programs in Manchester
School age
Last reported openings: school age (10) · Mar 27, 2025, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Last reported openings: infant (3) · May 29, 2026, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of May 29, 2026, over 60 days ago
School age
Last reported openings: school age (1) · May 29, 2026, over 60 days ago
Preschool
No openings listed as of Apr 23, 2025, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Last reported openings: infant (4), toddler (2), preschool (3) · Jul 3, 2026, over 60 days ago
Preschool
No openings listed as of May 29, 2026, over 60 days ago
Child care near Manchester
5 more programs within 10 miles, in Dorset, Arlington and Stratton. Closest first.
3 more programs within 10 miles take infants. None reported an infant opening in the last 60 days. Closest first.
3 more programs within 10 miles take toddlers. None reported a toddler opening in the last 60 days. Closest first.
4 more programs within 10 miles take preschoolers. None reported a preschool opening in the last 60 days. Closest first.
2 more programs within 10 miles take school-age children. None reported a school-age opening in the last 60 days. Closest first.
School age
Last reported openings: school age (14) · Mar 27, 2025, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Last reported openings: toddler (1), preschool (2) · Jul 25, 2026, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Last reported openings: infant (2), preschool (4), school age (4) · Jul 29, 2026, over 60 days ago
Preschool
No openings listed as of Oct 15, 2025, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
No openings listed as of May 27, 2026, over 60 days ago
Daycare in Manchester by age
Infant care in Manchester
3 programs take infants. None reported an infant opening in the last 60 days.
Toddler care in Manchester
4 programs take toddlers. None reported a toddler opening in the last 60 days.
Preschool in Manchester
6 programs take preschoolers. None reported a preschool opening in the last 60 days.
Before- and after-school care in Manchester
4 programs take school-age children. None reported a school-age opening in the last 60 days.
Nearby towns
- Dorset2 programs · about 8.4 mi
- Stratton1 program · about 9.4 mi
- Arlington2 programs · about 11 mi
- Danby1 program · about 12 mi
- Jamaica1 program · about 13 mi
- Londonderry4 programs · about 14 mi
- Pawlet3 programs · about 15 mi
- Shaftsbury6 programs · about 15 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.