Windsor County

Daycare and child care in Springfield, VT

Licensed programs
21
12 centers · 9 home-based
Licensed for infants
14
1 program reported an opening recently
Reported openings
5
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

Springfield has 21 licensed child care programs: 12 centers and 9 home-based programs in Windsor County.

Reported an infant opening in the last 60 days: Suzy's Little Peanuts Day School LLC -Springfield

Room for young children nearby

Fewer spots than most of VT

1.7children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 960 children under 5 live in VT within 10 miles of Springfield (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 570, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. VT overall: 1.2. See the 10 programs nearby

All 21 licensed programs in Springfield

Judy Lariviere

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Aug 31, 2026Toddler 1Preschool 2School age 2

Sheila Worden

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Aug 31, 2026Preschool 1

Staci Otis

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Aug 31, 2026Preschool 1School age 1

Bright Beginnings

Center · 18 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Last reported openings: infant (2), toddler (2), preschool (2) · Aug 13, 2026, over 60 days ago

Bright Beginnings Preschool

Center · 39 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Last reported openings: preschool (1) · May 26, 2026, over 60 days ago

Donita Benner

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Aug 31, 2026

Holly Cole

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Last reported openings: toddler (2), preschool (2) · Aug 13, 2026, over 60 days ago

Jean Merritt

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Aug 31, 2026

Joey Claflin

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Aug 31, 2026

Leone Powers

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Last reported openings: infant (3), toddler (3), preschool (3) · Aug 13, 2026, over 60 days ago

Mary Wright

Home-based · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Aug 31, 2026

Playworks Child Center

Center · 49 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool

No openings listed as of Aug 31, 2026

Y Day Camp

Center · 120 children

School age

Last reported openings: school age (1) · May 26, 2026, over 60 days ago

Child care near Springfield

10 more programs within 10 miles, in Rockingham, Chester, Weathersfield and 1 other town. Closest first.

Katerina Fluharty

Home-based · Rockingham · about 5.5 mi · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Aug 31, 2026

Suzys Little Peanuts Day School, LLC II

Center · Weathersfield · about 6.9 mi · 45 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Last reported openings: infant (1), toddler (1), preschool (6), school age (8) · Jan 14, 2015, over 60 days ago

Chester Community Preschool

Center · Chester · about 7.5 mi · 34 children

Preschool

Last reported openings: preschool (10) · Aug 13, 2026, over 60 days ago

Ripple Lane Child Care

Home-based · Rockingham · about 7.8 mi · 12 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool

Last reported openings: preschool (1) · Aug 13, 2025, over 60 days ago

See all within 10 miles

Daycare in Springfield by age

Toddler care in Springfield

14 programs take toddlers. 2 programs reported toddler openings in the last 60 days.

Preschool in Springfield

17 programs take preschoolers. 5 programs reported preschool openings in the last 60 days.

Before- and after-school care in Springfield

17 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.