Orange County

Daycare and child care in Strafford, VT

Licensed programs
3
All centers
Takes infants
1
No opening reported recently
Reported openings
0
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

Strafford has 3 licensed child care programs: all centers in Orange County.

Room for young children nearby

Fewer spots than most of VT

1.8children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 570 children under 5 live in VT within 10 miles of Strafford (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 312, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. VT overall: 1.2. See the 19 programs nearby

All 3 licensed programs in Strafford

Creative Nursery

Center · 12 children

Infant · Toddler

No openings listed as of Sep 8, 2026

Child care near Strafford

19 more programs within 10 miles, in West Fairlee, Thetford, Tunbridge and 4 other towns. Closest first.

Creative Spirit Children's Center

Center · West Fairlee · about 5.6 mi · 25 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Sep 8, 2026Infant 4

Tammie Hazlett

Home-based · Thetford · about 6.2 mi · 10 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Sep 9, 2026

Tunbridge Afterschool Program

Center · Tunbridge · about 6.2 mi · 55 children

School age

Last reported openings: school age (3) · Aug 25, 2026, over 60 days ago

See all within 10 miles

Daycare in Strafford by age

Toddler care in Strafford

1 program takes toddlers. None reported a toddler opening in the last 60 days.

Preschool in Strafford

1 program takes preschoolers. None reported a preschool opening in the last 60 days.

Before- and after-school care in Strafford

1 program takes school-age children. None 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.