How many licensed daycares are in Littleton?

There are 158 licensed child care providers in Littleton.

What percentage of Littleton daycares have high quality ratings?

58% of Littleton daycares hold 4 or 5 stars on Childery's composite rating, compared to 50% statewide in Colorado.

What types of childcare are available in Littleton?

110 center-based, 36 home-based providers operate in Littleton.

How do Littleton daycares score on teaching quality compared to the rest of Colorado?

Littleton daycares average 3.1 out of 5 stars on Childery's Process score (teaching quality, QRIS ratings, and accreditations), compared to a Colorado statewide average of 3.0.

Is there financial help for childcare in Colorado?

Colorado offers childcare subsidies and assistance programs for income-eligible families. See income limits, waitlist status, and how to apply.

Childery

Some of the Best Daycares in Littleton, CO

Of Littleton's 158 daycares, 92 (58%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, above Colorado's statewide rate of 50%. Locally, providers average 3.1 stars on Process inputs (state QRIS, NAEYC and other accreditation, federal Head Start CLASS scores) and 3.9 stars on Structural inputs (state regulatory baseline plus provider-level licensing data), compared with Colorado averages of 3.0 on Process and 3.9 on Structural.

The local market includes 110 centers, 7 group child care homes, and 29 family child care homes.

Listed alphabetically below are some of the highest-rated providers in Littleton. Childery ranks providers using publicly auditable inputs: state QRIS scores, NAEYC-aligned ratios and group sizes, and federal CCDBG training coverage. See the Colorado methodology page for the full breakdown.

158

Daycares

4 or 5 Stars

Rating Distribution in Littleton

5(3%)

87(55%)

25(16%)

41(26%)

0(0%)

Mean rating across all displayed daycares in Littleton: 3.4 (Sample of 158).

Process rating across all displayed daycares in Littleton: 3.1 (Sample of 114).

Structural rating across all displayed daycares in Littleton: 3.9 (Sample of 158).

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Some of the Best Daycares in Littleton

Foothills Park & Recreation Dist - the Ridge

Littleton, CO

★★★★★ 5 Stars

Ken-Caryl Ranch Metropolitan District

Small World Learning Center

Arap Comm College Child Care Center

Before & After School at Normandy

Littleton, CO

★★★★★ 4 Stars

Before and After School at Gov Ranch

Littleton, CO

★★★★★ 4 Stars

Bethany Busy Bee Early Learning Center

Littleton, CO

★★★★★ 4 Stars

Frequently Asked Questions

How many licensed daycares are in Littleton?: There are 158 licensed child care providers in Littleton.
What percentage of Littleton daycares have high quality ratings?: 58% of Littleton daycares hold 4 or 5 stars on Childery's composite rating, compared to 50% statewide in Colorado.
What types of childcare are available in Littleton?: 110 center-based, 36 home-based providers operate in Littleton.
How do Littleton daycares score on teaching quality compared to the rest of Colorado?: Littleton daycares average 3.1 out of 5 stars on Childery's Process score (teaching quality, QRIS ratings, and accreditations), compared to a Colorado statewide average of 3.0.
Is there financial help for childcare in Colorado?: Colorado offers childcare subsidies and assistance programs for income-eligible families. See income limits, waitlist status, and how to apply.Childcare subsidies in Colorado