Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of May 29, 2026, over 60 days ago
Daycare and child care in Shaftsbury, VT
- Licensed programs
- 6
- 2 centers · 4 home-based
- Licensed for infants
- 5
- None reported an opening recently
- Reported openings
- 0
- programs, any age, in the last 60 days
Shaftsbury has 6 licensed child care programs: 2 centers and 4 home-based programs in Bennington County.
Room for young children nearby
More spots than most of VT0.9children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 980 children under 5 live in VT within 10 miles of Shaftsbury (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 1,082, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. VT overall: 1.2. See the 37 programs nearby
All 6 licensed programs in Shaftsbury
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Feb 11, 2026, over 60 days ago
Toddler · Preschool
No openings listed as of Jul 28, 2026, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Last reported openings: school age (2) · May 29, 2026, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Jul 28, 2026, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of May 29, 2026, over 60 days ago
Child care near Shaftsbury
37 more programs within 10 miles, in Bennington and Arlington. Closest first.
26 more programs within 10 miles take infants. None reported an infant opening in the last 60 days. Closest first.
27 more programs within 10 miles take toddlers. None reported a toddler opening in the last 60 days. Closest first.
32 more programs within 10 miles take preschoolers. None reported a preschool opening in the last 60 days. Closest first.
26 more programs within 10 miles take school-age children. None reported a school-age opening in the last 60 days. Closest first.
School age
Openings not reported
Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Apr 24, 2026, over 60 days ago
Preschool
No openings listed as of May 29, 2026, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Last reported openings: preschool (7) · May 29, 2026, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Jul 29, 2026, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Openings not reported
Toddler · Preschool · School age
Last reported openings: preschool (1) · Jul 25, 2026, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler
No openings listed as of Apr 24, 2025, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Jul 29, 2026, over 60 days ago
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Openings not reported
Daycare in Shaftsbury by age
Infant care in Shaftsbury
5 programs take infants. None reported an infant opening in the last 60 days.
Toddler care in Shaftsbury
6 programs take toddlers. None reported a toddler opening in the last 60 days.
Preschool in Shaftsbury
6 programs take preschoolers. None reported a preschool opening in the last 60 days.
Before- and after-school care in Shaftsbury
5 programs take school-age children. None reported a school-age opening in the last 60 days.
Nearby towns
- Arlington2 programs · about 5.8 mi
- Bennington35 programs · about 6.4 mi
- Pownal7 programs · about 13 mi
- Stamford3 programs · about 14 mi
- Manchester8 programs · about 15 mi
- Stratton1 program · about 17 mi
- Readsboro1 program · about 18 mi
- Dover3 programs · about 19 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.