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Childcare centers in Michigan
Michigan has 7,700 childcare centers and homes in its state licensing records, across 735 cities. This guide covers how to find a center in your city.
Data updated September 30, 2026 · Source: state licensing public records · How we compile this →
Largest cities for childcare in Michigan
Ranked by centers and homes on file. Each city page lists every center in that city.
- 01Detroit505 centers and homes
- 02Grand Rapids276 centers and homes
- 03Saginaw172 centers and homes
- 04Kalamazoo155 centers and homes
- 05Lansing139 centers and homes
- 06Flint135 centers and homes
- 07Muskegon122 centers and homes
- 08Ann Arbor119 centers and homes
- 09Ypsilanti95 centers and homes
- 10Jackson91 centers and homes
- 11Southfield78 centers and homes
- 12Midland76 centers and homes
Centers and homes listed per city, of 7,700 in Michigan.
All 735 Michigan citiesAll 735 cities in Michigan, A to Z
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A · 29 cities
- Ada14 centers
- Addison2 centers
- Adrian34 centers
- Akron1 center
- Alanson6 centers
- Albion9 centers
- Algonac1 center
- Allegan17 centers
- Allen2 centers
- Allen Park13 centers
- Allendale5 centers
- Allendale Charter Township2 centers
- Allenton1 center
- Alma19 centers
- Almont3 centers
- Alpena20 centers
- Alto5 centers
- Ann Arbor119 centers
- Armada2 centers
- Ashley1 center
- Athens2 centers
- Atlanta1 center
- Attica4 centers
- Au Gres1 center
- Au Sable1 center
- Auburn10 centers
- Auburn Hills12 centers
- Augusta2 centers
- Avoca1 center
B · 63 cities
- Bad Axe13 centers
- Baldwin4 centers
- Bancroft1 center
- Bangor4 centers
- Baraga3 centers
- Bark River1 center
- Baroda1 center
- Barryton3 centers
- Bath4 centers
- Bath Township1 center
- Battle Creek73 centers
- Bay City61 centers
- Bay Port1 center
- Bear Lake3 centers
- Beaver Island1 center
- Beaverton8 centers
- Belding11 centers
- Bellaire2 centers
- Belleville20 centers
- Bellevue2 centers
- Belmont9 centers
- Benton Harbor27 centers
- Benzonia4 centers
- Berkley6 centers
- Berlin Charter Township2 centers
- Berrien Springs9 centers
- Bessemer2 centers
- Beulah1 center
- Beverly Hills14 centers
- Big Bay1 center
- Big Rapids20 centers
- Birch Run10 centers
- Birmingham15 centers
- Black River1 center
- Blanchard2 centers
- Blissfield4 centers
- Bloomfield Hills30 centers
- Bloomfield Township4 centers
- Bloomingdale3 centers
- Boon1 center
- Boyne City8 centers
- Boyne Falls1 center
- Breckenridge6 centers
- Brethren2 centers
- Bridgeport4 centers
- Bridgman3 centers
- Brighton28 centers
- Brimley2 centers
- Britton1 center
- Bronson9 centers
- Brooklyn6 centers
- Brown City2 centers
- Brownstown13 centers
- Brownstown Charter Township3 centers
- Brownstown Township2 centers
- Buchanan7 centers
- Buckley2 centers
- Burlington1 center
- Burr Oak6 centers
- Burt1 center
- Burton27 centers
- Byron1 center
- Byron Center23 centers
C · 73 cities
- Cadillac29 centers
- Caledonia25 centers
- Calumet5 centers
- Camden2 centers
- Canton66 centers
- Capac1 center
- Carleton7 centers
- Carney2 centers
- Caro9 centers
- Carson City2 centers
- Carsonville1 center
- Casco2 centers
- Caseville2 centers
- Cass City4 centers
- Cassopolis6 centers
- Cedar3 centers
- Cedar Springs16 centers
- Cedarville5 centers
- Cement City1 center
- Center Line3 centers
- Centerline4 centers
- Central Lake1 center
- Centreville2 centers
- Ceresco1 center
- Charlevoix10 centers
- Charlotte16 centers
- Chassell2 centers
- Cheboygan14 centers
- Chelsea7 centers
- Chesaning9 centers
- Chesterfield18 centers
- Chesterfield Township2 centers
- Chesterfield Townshp1 center
- Chesterfield Twp1 center
- China Twp1 center
- Clare13 centers
- Clark Lake1 center
- Clarklake1 center
- Clarkston24 centers
- Clarksville3 centers
- Clawson10 centers
- Clay Township1 center
- Clayton2 centers
- Climax1 center
- Clinton3 centers
- Clinton Township35 centers
- Clinton Twp12 centers
- Clio13 centers
- Clyde1 center
- Coldwater22 centers
- Coleman6 centers
- Coloma8 centers
- Colon1 center
- Columbiaville2 centers
- Commerce4 centers
- Commerce Charter Township5 centers
- Commerce Township7 centers
- Commerce Twp.5 centers
- Comstock2 centers
- Comstock Park18 centers
- Concord3 centers
- Conklin5 centers
- Constantine3 centers
- Cooks2 centers
- Coopersville7 centers
- Copemish1 center
- Corunna3 centers
- Covert2 centers
- Croswell9 centers
- Crystal1 center
- Crystal Falls3 centers
- Curtis1 center
- Custer3 centers
D · 25 cities
- Dansville6 centers
- Davisburg4 centers
- Davison21 centers
- De Tour Village1 center
- Dearborn72 centers
- Dearborn Heights34 centers
- Dearborn Hgts1 center
- Dearborn Hts.1 center
- Decatur6 centers
- Deckerville3 centers
- Deerfield3 centers
- Deerton1 center
- Delton7 centers
- Detroit505 centers
- DeWitt12 centers
- Dexter12 centers
- Dimondale5 centers
- Dollar Bay2 centers
- Dorr12 centers
- Douglas2 centers
- Dowagiac14 centers
- Drummond Island1 center
- Dryden2 centers
- Dundee7 centers
- Durand7 centers
E · 26 cities
- Eagle3 centers
- East China1 center
- East Grand Rapids2 centers
- East Jordan5 centers
- East Lansing24 centers
- East Pointe1 center
- East Tawas7 centers
- Eastlake2 centers
- Eastpointe42 centers
- Eaton Rapids16 centers
- Eau Claire4 centers
- Eben Junction1 center
- Ecorse5 centers
- Edmore1 center
- Edwardsburg4 centers
- Elk Rapids1 center
- Ellsworth2 centers
- Elmira2 centers
- Elsie2 centers
- Elwell1 center
- Emmett1 center
- Engadine1 center
- Erie3 centers
- Escanaba8 centers
- Essexville7 centers
- Evart5 centers
F · 36 cities
- Fair Haven2 centers
- Fairhaven1 center
- Fairview2 centers
- Falmouth1 center
- Farmington7 centers
- Farmington Hills55 centers
- Farwell8 centers
- Felch1 center
- Fennville7 centers
- Fenton16 centers
- Fenton Township1 center
- Ferndale5 centers
- Fife Lake4 centers
- Filion1 center
- Flat Rock5 centers
- Flint135 centers
- Flint Twp1 center
- Flushing18 centers
- Forest Hills2 centers
- Fort Gratiot3 centers
- Fort Gratiot Township2 centers
- Fostoria1 center
- Fountain1 center
- Fowler2 centers
- Fowlerville10 centers
- Frankenmuth4 centers
- Frankfort1 center
- Franklin2 centers
- Fraser7 centers
- Frederic2 centers
- Free Soil1 center
- Freeland15 centers
- Freesoil1 center
- Fremont17 centers
- Fruitport7 centers
- Fruitport Charter Township1 center
G · 36 cities
- Gaines1 center
- Galesburg5 centers
- Garden City14 centers
- Gaylord44 centers
- Genesee1 center
- Genesee Charter Township1 center
- Georgetown Township2 centers
- Gibralter1 center
- Gladstone7 centers
- Gladwin10 centers
- Glen Arbor1 center
- Glennie1 center
- Gobles6 centers
- Goodrich4 centers
- Grand Blanc30 centers
- Grand Haven34 centers
- Grand Ledge20 centers
- Grand Rapids276 centers
- Grand Rapids Twp1 center
- Grandville24 centers
- Grant9 centers
- Grass Lake4 centers
- Grawn1 center
- Grayling10 centers
- Greenville19 centers
- Grosse Ile3 centers
- Grosse Pointe5 centers
- Grosse Pointe Farm1 center
- Grosse Pointe Farms4 centers
- Grosse Pointe Park2 centers
- Grosse Pointe Wood1 center
- Grosse Pointe Woods9 centers
- Grosse Pte Fms1 center
- Grosse Pte Park1 center
- Grosse Pte Wds1 center
- Gwinn8 centers
H · 46 cities
- Hale1 center
- Hamilton7 centers
- Hamtramck10 centers
- Hancock6 centers
- Hanover4 centers
- Harbor Beach5 centers
- Harbor Springs3 centers
- Harper Woods21 centers
- Harris1 center
- Harrison7 centers
- Harrison Township3 centers
- Harrison Twp1 center
- Harrisville3 centers
- Hart8 centers
- Hartford3 centers
- Hartland7 centers
- Haslett15 centers
- Hastings19 centers
- Hazel Park10 centers
- Hemlock5 centers
- Henderson1 center
- Hermansville2 centers
- Herron2 centers
- Hersey1 center
- Hesperia4 centers
- Hickory Corners1 center
- Highalnd Park1 center
- Highland9 centers
- Highland Park8 centers
- Hillman4 centers
- Hillsdale18 centers
- Holland74 centers
- Holly8 centers
- Holt25 centers
- Holton5 centers
- Homer3 centers
- Hope1 center
- Hopkins1 center
- Houghton7 centers
- Houghton Lake5 centers
- Howard City8 centers
- Howell36 centers
- Hubbard Lake1 center
- Hudson10 centers
- Hudsonville22 centers
- Huntington Woods3 centers
I · 11 cities
J · 5 cities
K · 13 cities
L · 37 cities
- L'Anse2 centers
- Lachine1 center
- Laingsburg7 centers
- Lake1 center
- Lake Ann3 centers
- Lake City6 centers
- Lake Isabella2 centers
- Lake Leelanau4 centers
- Lake Linden4 centers
- Lake Odessa10 centers
- Lake Orion18 centers
- Lakeport1 center
- Lakeview3 centers
- Lambertville9 centers
- Lansing139 centers
- Lapeer29 centers
- LaSalle1 center
- Lathrup Village6 centers
- Laurium2 centers
- Lawrence4 centers
- Lawton5 centers
- Leland2 centers
- Lennon1 center
- Leonard2 centers
- LeRoy2 centers
- Leslie4 centers
- Lewiston5 centers
- Lexington3 centers
- Lincoln3 centers
- Lincoln Park13 centers
- Linden9 centers
- Linwood1 center
- Litchfield3 centers
- Livonia56 centers
- Lowell14 centers
- Ludington21 centers
- Lyons1 center
M · 71 cities
- Mackinac Island1 center
- Mackinaw City2 centers
- Macomb34 centers
- Macomb Township5 centers
- Macomb Twp2 centers
- Madison Heights19 centers
- Madison Hts2 centers
- Mancelona6 centers
- Manchester4 centers
- Manistee12 centers
- Manistique9 centers
- Manitou Beach1 center
- Manton8 centers
- Maple City2 centers
- Maple Rapids1 center
- Marcellus4 centers
- Marine City2 centers
- Marion6 centers
- Marlette3 centers
- Marne1 center
- Marquette27 centers
- Marshall11 centers
- Martin7 centers
- Marysville14 centers
- Mason18 centers
- Mattawan10 centers
- Maybee1 center
- Mayville3 centers
- McBain7 centers
- McBride1 center
- Mecosta5 centers
- Melvin1 center
- Melvindale5 centers
- Memphis1 center
- Mendon3 centers
- Menominee10 centers
- Merrill2 centers
- Mesick3 centers
- Metamora3 centers
- Michigan Center2 centers
- Middleton1 center
- Middleville10 centers
- Midland76 centers
- Milan5 centers
- Milford10 centers
- Milford Charter Township1 center
- Milford Twp1 center
- Millington4 centers
- Minden City1 center
- Mio2 centers
- Mohawk1 center
- Moline1 center
- Monroe35 centers
- Montague6 centers
- Montrose6 centers
- Morenci5 centers
- Morley1 center
- Morrice4 centers
- Mount Clemens13 centers
- Mount Morris6 centers
- Mount Pleasant26 centers
- Mt Morris7 centers
- Mt. Clemens7 centers
- Mt. Pleasant22 centers
- Mulliken1 center
- Munising5 centers
- Munith1 center
- Muskegon122 centers
- Muskegon Heights7 centers
- Muskegon Hts2 centers
- Mussey Township1 center
N · 24 cities
- Napoleon2 centers
- Nashville6 centers
- National City2 centers
- Negaunee7 centers
- New Baltimore10 centers
- New Boston4 centers
- New Buffalo3 centers
- New Era3 centers
- New Haven10 centers
- New Hudson7 centers
- New Lothrop2 centers
- Newaygo5 centers
- Newberry3 centers
- Newport3 centers
- Niles16 centers
- North Adams2 centers
- North Branch5 centers
- North Muskegon8 centers
- Northport1 center
- Northville23 centers
- Norton Shores10 centers
- Norway4 centers
- Novi43 centers
- Nunica4 centers
O · 27 cities
- Oak Park32 centers
- Oakland1 center
- Oakland Township2 centers
- Oakley1 center
- Okemos20 centers
- Olivet3 centers
- Omer2 centers
- Onaway5 centers
- Onekama1 center
- Onsted1 center
- Ontonagon5 centers
- Orchard Lake1 center
- Orion1 center
- Orion Township4 centers
- Orleans1 center
- Ortonville5 centers
- Oscoda4 centers
- Osseo1 center
- Ossineke2 centers
- Otisville4 centers
- Otsego10 centers
- Ottawa Lake2 centers
- Otter Lake1 center
- Ovid7 centers
- Owendale2 centers
- Owosso17 centers
- Oxford12 centers
P · 30 cities
- Parchment2 centers
- Parma1 center
- Paw Paw15 centers
- Peck4 centers
- Pellston5 centers
- Pentwater2 centers
- Perrinton1 center
- Perry7 centers
- Petersburg3 centers
- Petoskey18 centers
- Pewamo2 centers
- Pickford1 center
- Pigeon6 centers
- Pinckney12 centers
- Pinconning4 centers
- Pittsford3 centers
- Plainwell12 centers
- Plymouth25 centers
- Pontiac42 centers
- Port Austin1 center
- Port Huron19 centers
- Port Huron Township1 center
- Portage63 centers
- Portland15 centers
- Posen2 centers
- Potterville3 centers
- Powers1 center
- Prescott1 center
- Prudenville2 centers
- Pullman3 centers
R · 35 cities
- Rapid City2 centers
- Rapid River1 center
- Ravenna7 centers
- Ray2 centers
- Ray Twp1 center
- Reading5 centers
- Redford49 centers
- Redford Charter Town1 center
- Redford Charter Township12 centers
- Redford Township1 center
- Redford Twp1 center
- Reed City10 centers
- Reese5 centers
- Remus3 centers
- Republic1 center
- Richland8 centers
- Richmond6 centers
- River Rouge9 centers
- Riverdale2 centers
- Riverview7 centers
- Rives Junction2 centers
- Rochester16 centers
- Rochester Hills37 centers
- Rock2 centers
- Rockford34 centers
- Rockwood3 centers
- Rogers City4 centers
- Romeo5 centers
- Romulus23 centers
- Roscommon6 centers
- Rose City3 centers
- Rosebush2 centers
- Roseville24 centers
- Royal Oak27 centers
- Rudyard2 centers
S · 74 cities
- S. Rockwood1 center
- Saginaw172 centers
- Saint Charles3 centers
- Saint Clair6 centers
- Saint Clair Shores9 centers
- Saint Helen1 center
- Saint Ignace3 centers
- Saint Johns10 centers
- Saint Joseph7 centers
- Saint Louis2 centers
- Salem1 center
- Saline21 centers
- Sand Creek1 center
- Sand Lake2 centers
- Sandusky8 centers
- Sanford6 centers
- Saranac7 centers
- Sault Sainte Marie3 centers
- Sault Ste. Marie26 centers
- Sawyer2 centers
- Schoolcraft5 centers
- Scotts3 centers
- Scottville5 centers
- Sebewaing2 centers
- Shelby5 centers
- Shelby Township14 centers
- Shelby Twp13 centers
- Shelbyville1 center
- Shepherd13 centers
- Sheridan3 centers
- Sherwood1 center
- Six Lakes1 center
- Smith Creek1 center
- Smiths Creek2 centers
- Sodus2 centers
- South Boardman4 centers
- South Haven13 centers
- South Haven Charter Township1 center
- South Lyon22 centers
- South Lyon Twp.1 center
- South Range3 centers
- South Rockwood2 centers
- Southfield78 centers
- Southgate18 centers
- Spalding1 center
- Sparta13 centers
- Spring Arbor3 centers
- Spring Lake15 centers
- Springfield7 centers
- Springport4 centers
- St. Charles3 centers
- St. Clair2 centers
- St. Clair Shores33 centers
- St. Helen2 centers
- St. Ignace6 centers
- St. Johns8 centers
- St. Joseph10 centers
- St. Louis10 centers
- Standish3 centers
- Stanton5 centers
- Stanwood6 centers
- Stephenson4 centers
- Sterling4 centers
- Sterling Heights67 centers
- Sterling Hgts5 centers
- Sterling Hts.1 center
- Stevensville7 centers
- Stockbridge4 centers
- Sturgis26 centers
- Sumner1 center
- Superior Township1 center
- Suttons Bay3 centers
- Swartz Creek15 centers
- Sylvan Lake1 center
T · 14 cities
U · 5 cities
V · 8 cities
W · 42 cities
- Wakefield2 centers
- Waldron1 center
- Wales1 center
- Walker9 centers
- Walkerville3 centers
- Wallace1 center
- Walled Lake12 centers
- Warren72 centers
- Washington7 centers
- Waterford36 centers
- Waterford Township7 centers
- Watervliet8 centers
- Wayland14 centers
- Wayne12 centers
- Webberville4 centers
- Weidman6 centers
- Wells1 center
- Wellston1 center
- West Bloomfield20 centers
- West Bloomfield Township5 centers
- West Bloomfield Twp.1 center
- West Branch13 centers
- West Olive5 centers
- Westland49 centers
- Westphalia2 centers
- Wheeler1 center
- White Cloud6 centers
- White Lake9 centers
- White Lake charter Township1 center
- White Pigeon2 centers
- Whitehall10 centers
- Whitmore Lake8 centers
- Whittemore1 center
- Williamsburg4 centers
- Williamston13 centers
- Winn2 centers
- Wixom8 centers
- Wolverine4 centers
- Woodhaven8 centers
- Woodland2 centers
- Wyandotte8 centers
- Wyoming74 centers
License types in Michigan
Michigan’s licensing records use these categories. Each listing shows which one applies.
Child care center
4,549 listingsA facility other than a private residence that cares for one or more children under 13 for less than 24 hours a day while parents are not immediately available. It includes day care centers, nursery schools, preschools and before- or after-school programs. Source: MCL §722.111, Michigan Child Care Organizations Act (opens in a new tab)
Family home (1-6)
1,771 listingsA private home where one to six children are cared for, for less than 24 hours a day, without a parent or legal guardian present. Children related to an adult household member are not counted. Source: MCL §722.111, Michigan Child Care Organizations Act (opens in a new tab)
Group home (7-12)
1,380 listingsA private home where more than six but not more than twelve children are cared for, for less than 24 hours a day, without a parent or legal guardian present. Children related to an adult household member are not counted. Source: MCL §722.111, Michigan Child Care Organizations Act (opens in a new tab)
Paying for childcare in Michigan
Federal help for families with low incomes, and how to find it in Michigan.
Frequently asked questions about childcare in Michigan
Answers use the numbers on this page, as of September 30, 2026.
How many childcare centers are in Michigan?
Michigan has 7,700 childcare centers and homes in the state licensing records Clear Day reads, across 735 cities. Detroit has the most, with 505, followed by Grand Rapids (276) and Saginaw (172).
What kinds of childcare are listed in Michigan?
The Michigan records in our directory include Child care center (4,549), Family home (1-6) (1,771), and Group home (7-12) (1,380).
Where does this data come from?
Center records come from state licensing public records. Every share on the page names the number of centers it is counted over, and the methodology page explains how.
When was this data last updated?
The state records on this page were last imported September 30, 2026. Each center page shows its own record date. See the methodology for details.
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Other state guides
Michigan is one of 16 states in the directory: 100,804 centers and homes across 7,976 cities. Each state has its own guide with its own rules, agency and license lookup.
- New York17,433 centers and homes
- Texas15,702 centers and homes
- Massachusetts9,440 centers and homes
- Ohio8,707 centers and homes
- Minnesota7,814 centers and homes
- Pennsylvania7,670 centers and homes
- Wisconsin4,687 centers and homes
- Colorado4,602 centers and homes
- New Jersey4,163 centers and homes
- Connecticut3,976 centers and homes
- Virginia3,569 centers and homes
- Washington2,581 centers and homes
- Delaware1,260 centers and homes
- Vermont1,048 centers and homes
- District of Columbia452 centers and homes
- All 16 states100,804 centers and homes
Where this data comes from
Center records come from Michigan's public licensing records. Every percentage on this page names the number of Michigan centers it is counted over. This page is a guide, not legal advice. Clear Day does not rate, rank or review centers.
- Last updated
- September 30, 2026
This information is sourced from public records and may be incomplete or out of date. For the most current and accurate details, please verify directly with your state licensing authority or contact the center directly. Clear Day does not rate, rank or endorse any center.
Data updated Sep 30, 2026 · Source: state licensing public records · How we compile this →