Curated · August 2026

Best Daycares in Redlands, CA

Our top licensed picks in Redlands — ranked on license status, capacity, and verification recency from California Department of Social Services — Community Care Licensing Division. 10 centers reviewed. No paid placement, ever.

How we picked: from 10 licensed centers in Redlands, we surface those with a current license, larger licensed capacity, and the most recent verification. Ranking is objective and editorial — providers cannot pay for placement. Always confirm current license status before enrolling.

1

Active Kids Fresno #269

Redlands, CA · 92373

Infant Care Capacity 92 5 years - 12 years
2

Santa Ana Learning Tree #369

Redlands, CA · 92374

Family Daycare Capacity 81 0 months - 5 years
3

Kids R Us Santa Ana #368

Redlands, CA · 92373

Child Care Center Capacity 69 0 months - 12 months
4

Long Beach Cloud Nine Kids #660

Redlands, CA · 92373

Preschool Capacity 46 2 years - 5 years
5

Los Angeles Children's Place #854

Redlands, CA · 92374

Before & After School Care Capacity 45 3 years - 5 years
6

Nurturing Hearts Long Beach #661

Redlands, CA · 92374

Head Start Capacity 30 2 years - 12 years
7

Growing Minds Los Angeles #853

Redlands, CA · 92373

Head Start Capacity 24 2 years - 12 years
8

San Diego Kids First Academy #562

Redlands, CA · 92374

Licensed Group Child Care Home Capacity 22 6 weeks - 5 years
9

Fresno Playhouse Academy #270

Redlands, CA · 92374

Montessori Capacity 19 6 weeks - 12 years
10

Little Hearts San Diego #561

Redlands, CA · 92373

Family Daycare Capacity 17 0 months - 5 years

How we ranked these Redlands daycares

This ranking is built from public licensing records, not from opinions or paid placements. Every center on this page is pulled from the state licensing database, and the order is decided by three objective signals applied in this exact sequence:

  1. Current license status first. Centers whose permit is on record as licensed appear above those with any other status. A license is the single strongest signal a state gives you.
  2. Licensed capacity, largest first. Bigger licensed capacity usually means more classrooms, more age groups served and a better chance of an open spot — but it is not a measure of quality, and a small center may suit your child better.
  3. Most recent inspection date. A center inspected recently has fresher public data behind it, so what you read here is closer to today's reality.

What does not affect this ranking

No center can pay to be listed, to rank higher, or to change its description. We do not accept payment from providers, and affiliate links elsewhere on this site never influence the order of any listing.

What this list cannot tell you. Licensing data says nothing about staff turnover, how a room feels at 4pm, or whether a director answers the phone. Those you can only learn by visiting.

Before you enrol anywhere, verify the license yourself in your state database, tour during operating hours, and ask for the ratio in your child's specific room — our 30-point tour checklist walks through exactly what to ask.

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