Daycare Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a daycare, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Daycare name ideas
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a daycare is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a daycare usually falls under NAICS 624410: Child Day Care Services.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing day care of infants or children. These establishments generally care for preschool children, but may care for older children when they are not in school and may also offer pre-kindergarten and/or kindergarten educational programs.
Businesses classified here include
- Babysitting services in provider's own home, child day care
- Babysitting services, child day care
- Child day care centers
- Child day care services
- Child day care services in provider's own home
- Child day care, before or after school, separate from schools
- Day care centers, child or infant
- Day care services, child or infant
- Group day care centers, child or infant
- Head start programs, separate from schools
- Infant day care centers
- Infant day care services
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 624410), U.S. Census Bureau.
Child Day Care Services in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most child day care services locations
- California 9,301 locations
- New York 6,202 locations
- Texas 5,948 locations
- Florida 4,616 locations
- Pennsylvania 3,858 locations
- Illinois 3,104 locations
- Ohio 2,777 locations
- North Carolina 2,604 locations
- New Jersey 2,421 locations
- Georgia 2,405 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.