Escondido has 51 licensed daycares and child care centers with 2,512 licensed places in total. By license: 13 infant centers (under 2 years), 31 preschool-age centers, 6 school-age programs, 1 single-license centers. The largest by licensed places is Children's Paradise Inc. - El Norte (182 places). The centers are listed in alphabetical order below. Before you decide, call a center and ask to see its license.
| Name and address | License | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Adventureland Christian Preschool 1305 Deodar Rd., Ste. 100 | Preschool center | 54 |
| Cal-Safe Escondido Early Childhood Education Ctr 2200 Glenridge Road | Infant center | 24 |
| Cal-Safe Escondido Early Childhood Education Ctr 2200 Glenridge Road | Preschool center | 8 |
| Calvin Christian Preschool 1868 N. Broadway | Preschool center | 89 |
| Central State Preschool 122 W. Fourth Avenue | Preschool center | 24 |
| Children's Paradise Inc. - El Norte 986 W El Norte Pkwy | Preschool center | 182 |
| Children's Paradise Inc. - El Norte 986 W El Norte Pkwy | School-age center | 30 |
| Children's Paradise Inc. - El Norte 986 W El Norte Pkwy | Infant center | 26 |
| Children's Paradise-Ash Street 120 N Ash Street | Preschool center | 77 |
| Children's Paradise-Ash Street 120 N Ash Street | School-age center | 26 |
| Children's Paradise-Ash Street 120 N Ash Street | Infant center | 45 |
| Community Lutheran Preschool 3575 E. Valley Parkway | Preschool center | 120 |
| Emmanuel Faith Preschool 639 E. 17th Avenue | Preschool center | 120 |
| Emmanuel Faith Preschool & Infant Toddler Center 639 E 17th Avenue | Infant center | 32 |
| Escondido Community Child Dev Center/Boyce Site 819 West Ninth Avenue | Infant center | 31 |
| Escondido Community Child Development Center 613 E Lincoln Avenue | Preschool center | 109 |
| Escondido Community Child Development Center 613 E Lincoln Avenue | Infant center | 67 |
| Escondido Community Child Development Center, Inc 819 W. 9th Street | Preschool center | 77 |
| Escondido Union School District-Juniper Preschool 1809 S. Juniper Street | Preschool center | 30 |
| Escondido Union School District-Pioneer Preschool 980 N. Ash Street | Preschool center | 24 |
| Escondido Union School District-Rose School 906 North Rose Street | Preschool center | 48 |
| Escondido Union School-Oakhill School 1820 Oakhill Drive | Preschool center | 30 |
| Friendly Children's Garden Preschool 2402 Washington Ave | Preschool center | 18 |
| Glen View Elementary School Preschool 2201 E. Mission Ave | Preschool center | 24 |
| Kindercare S. Centre City Parkway Infant 2415 S. Centre City Pkway | Infant center | 30 |
| Kindercare S. Centre City Parkway Preschool 2415 S. Centre City Parkway | Preschool center | 72 |
| Kindercare S. Centre City Parkway School Age 2415 S. Centre City Parkway | School-age center | 48 |
| Leaps and Bounds 270 West Crest Street | Infant center | 39 |
| Leaps and Bounds 270 West Crest Street | School-age center | 12 |
| Leaps and Bounds 270 West Crest Street | Preschool center | 105 |
| Learning Jungle Escondido 1748 S. Escondido Blvd | Infant center | 20 |
| Learning Jungle Escondido 1748 S. Escondido Blvd. | Preschool center | 42 |
| Learning Jungle Escondido East 1851 E Washington | Preschool center | 47 |
| Learning Jungle Escondido East 1851 E Washington | School-age center | 12 |
| Learning Jungle Escondido East 1851 E Washington | Infant center | 20 |
| Lil Country Christian Preschool 1087 W. Country Club Lane | Preschool center | 72 |
| Lilac Montessori 230 E 5th AVE | Single-license center | 29 |
| Lincoln State Preschool 1029 North Broadway | Preschool center | 52 |
| Little Elms 117 N Elm St | Preschool center | 23 |
| MAAC Del Dios Infant Center 835 W 15th AVE | Infant center | 16 |
| MAAC Hickory Infant Center 635 North Hickory Street | Infant center | 15 |
| MAAC Project Head Start Escondido 3 - Hickory 635 N. Hickory Street | Preschool center | 60 |
| MAAC Project Head Start Escondido 4 - Del Dios 835 W. 15th Ave | Preschool center | 60 |
| Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA - Heritage Charter 1855 East Valley Parkway | School-age center | 60 |
| NCCS Child Development Center-Eucalyptus 1805 S. Escondido Blvd. | Preschool center | 32 |
| NCCS N. Fig CDC 950 North Fig Street | Preschool center | 72 |
| NCCS N. Fig CDC 950 North Fig Street | Infant center | 12 |
| Oakhill Child Development Center/NCCS 1317 Oakhill Drive | Preschool center | 96 |
| Palomar Comm. Coll. Dist. ECE Lab School Escondido 1951 East Valley Parkway | Preschool center | 44 |
| San Pasqual Union Preschool 15305 Rockwood Road | Preschool center | 30 |
| St. Mary's Preschool 130 E. 13th Avenue | Preschool center | 77 |
By kind of license
Infant daycare centers 13Preschools and daycare centers 31School-age and after-school care 6Single-license centers 1
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