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Preschools and daycares by US metro, 2022

The US had 80,120 preschools and daycares with paid staff in 2022, employing 966,107 people at an average of $28,516 a year. 56% have fewer than 10 staff and the average has 12.1 people. New York has the most of the big metros listed here, with 6,391.

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Preschools and daycares in the biggest US metros

MetroBusinessesEmployeesAvg payUnder 10 staffRank of 387
New York6,39186,777$33,06660%1st
Los Angeles2,57825,014$35,00868%2nd
Chicago2,55031,426$33,68759%3rd
Philadelphia2,04225,795$28,96851%4th
Washington1,83123,313$32,45453%6th
Boston1,74123,890$34,64949%7th
Dallas1,50721,962$28,57342%8th
Houston1,50322,995$25,73342%9th
Miami1,49719,781$28,34248%10th
Atlanta1,43524,175$26,40638%11th

Each metro page adds the size mix, a calculator for what your team's admin hours cost at local pay, and the jobs preschools and daycares hand to AI first.

Where these numbers come from

The U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), NAICS 624410 (Child day care services). Businesses with paid employees only. More metros are added as each set is checked. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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