Some of the Best Daycares in New Paltz, NY

Of New Paltz's 13 daycares, 11 (85%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, below New York's statewide rate of 92%. Locally, providers average 3.3 stars on Process inputs (state QRIS, NAEYC and other accreditation, federal Head Start CLASS scores) and 4.5 stars on Structural inputs (state regulatory baseline plus provider-level licensing data), compared with New York averages of 2.9 on Process and 4.3 on Structural.

The local market includes 6 centers, 5 group child care homes, and 1 family child care home, a lower home-based share than New York's average of 69%.

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