How many licensed daycares are in Salt Lake City?

There are 376 licensed child care providers in Salt Lake City.

What percentage of Salt Lake City daycares have high quality ratings?

68% of Salt Lake City daycares hold 4 or 5 stars on Childery's composite rating, compared to 63% statewide in Utah.

What types of childcare are available in Salt Lake City?

66 center-based, 79 home-based providers operate in Salt Lake City.

How do Salt Lake City daycares score on teaching quality compared to the rest of Utah?

Salt Lake City daycares average 4.5 out of 5 stars on Childery's Process score (teaching quality, QRIS ratings, and accreditations), compared to a Utah statewide average of 3.7.

Is there financial help for childcare in Utah?

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

Best Daycares in Salt Lake City, UT — Independent Quality Ratings

Of Salt Lake City's 376 daycares, 255 (68%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, above Utah's statewide rate of 63%. Locally, providers average 4.5 stars on Process inputs (state QRIS, NAEYC and other accreditation, federal Head Start CLASS scores) and 3.6 stars on Structural inputs (state regulatory baseline plus provider-level licensing data), compared with Utah averages of 3.7 on Process and 3.6 on Structural.

The local market includes 66 centers, 79 family child care homes, and 16 license-exempt programs, a lower home-based share than Utah's average of 44%.

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

376

Daycares

255

4 or 5 Stars

Rating Distribution in Salt Lake City

15(4%)

240(64%)

115(31%)

6(2%)

0(0%)

Mean rating across all displayed daycares in Salt Lake City: 3.7 (Sample of 376).

Process rating across all displayed daycares in Salt Lake City: 4.5 (Sample of 28).

Structural rating across all displayed daycares in Salt Lake City: 3.6 (Sample of 376).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many licensed daycares are in Salt Lake City?: There are 376 licensed child care providers in Salt Lake City.
What percentage of Salt Lake City daycares have high quality ratings?: 68% of Salt Lake City daycares hold 4 or 5 stars on Childery's composite rating, compared to 63% statewide in Utah.
What types of childcare are available in Salt Lake City?: 66 center-based, 79 home-based providers operate in Salt Lake City.
How do Salt Lake City daycares score on teaching quality compared to the rest of Utah?: Salt Lake City daycares average 4.5 out of 5 stars on Childery's Process score (teaching quality, QRIS ratings, and accreditations), compared to a Utah statewide average of 3.7.
Is there financial help for childcare in Utah?: Utah offers childcare subsidies and assistance programs for income-eligible families. See income limits, waitlist status, and how to apply.Childcare subsidies in Utah

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