How many licensed daycares are in Salt Lake City?

There are 499 licensed child care providers in Salt Lake City.

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

62% of Salt Lake City daycares hold 4 or 5 stars on Childery's composite rating, compared to 66% statewide in Utah.

What types of childcare are available in Salt Lake City?

66 center-based, 122 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 4.1 out of 5 stars on Childery's Process score (teaching quality, QRIS ratings, and accreditations), compared to a Utah statewide average of 3.4.

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.

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

Of Salt Lake City's 499 daycares, 309 (62%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, below Utah's statewide rate of 66%. Locally, providers average 4.1 stars on Process inputs (state QRIS, NAEYC and other accreditation, federal Head Start CLASS scores) and 3.8 stars on Structural inputs (state regulatory baseline plus provider-level licensing data), compared with Utah averages of 3.4 on Process and 3.9 on Structural.

The local market includes 66 centers, 122 family child care homes, and 18 license-exempt programs, a lower home-based share than Utah's average of 47%.

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.

499

Daycares

309

4 or 5 Stars

Rating Distribution in Salt Lake City

118(24%)

191(38%)

158(32%)

18(4%)

14(3%)

Mean rating across all displayed daycares in Salt Lake City: 3.8 (Sample of 499).

Process rating across all displayed daycares in Salt Lake City: 4.1 (Sample of 39).

Structural rating across all displayed daycares in Salt Lake City: 3.8 (Sample of 499).

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Some of the Best Daycares in Salt Lake City

Arias, Yolanda dba I Care Day Care LLC

Salt Lake City, UT

★★★★★ 5 Stars

Asian Association of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

★★★★★ 5 Stars

Baker, Lilia dba Lili's Day Care

Salt Lake City, UT

★★★★★ 5 Stars

Beacon Heights Elementary After School

Bright Horizons at Recursion

Salt Lake City, UT

★★★★★ 5 Stars

Bright Horizons at U of U Research Park

Salt Lake City, UT

★★★★★ 5 Stars

C Street Child Development

Cervantes Salazar, Maria Isabel dba Daycare Cervantes

Salt Lake City, UT

★★★★★ 5 Stars

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many licensed daycares are in Salt Lake City?: There are 499 licensed child care providers in Salt Lake City.
What percentage of Salt Lake City daycares have high quality ratings?: 62% of Salt Lake City daycares hold 4 or 5 stars on Childery's composite rating, compared to 66% statewide in Utah.
What types of childcare are available in Salt Lake City?: 66 center-based, 122 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 4.1 out of 5 stars on Childery's Process score (teaching quality, QRIS ratings, and accreditations), compared to a Utah statewide average of 3.4.
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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