Curated · August 2026

Best Daycares in Roseville, CA

Our top licensed picks in Roseville — ranked on license status, capacity, and verification recency from California Department of Social Services — Community Care Licensing Division. 17 centers reviewed. No paid placement, ever.

How we picked: from 17 licensed centers in Roseville, 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

San Francisco Little Stars Daycare #485

Roseville, CA · 95678

Licensed Group Child Care Home Capacity 109 6 weeks - 5 years
2

Riverside Primrose School #683

Roseville, CA · 95678

Infant Care Capacity 104 5 years - 12 years
3

Explorer Kids Sacramento #193

Roseville, CA · 95678

Montessori Capacity 103 6 weeks - 12 years
4

Happy Days Oakland Daycare #568

Roseville, CA · 95661

Head Start Capacity 95 2 years - 12 years
5

Sacramento Sunflower Daycare #227

Roseville, CA · 95747

Family Daycare Capacity 84 0 months - 5 years
6

Jumping Jacks San Francisco #469

Roseville, CA · 95661

Licensed Group Child Care Home Capacity 83 6 weeks - 5 years
7

Anaheim Sunshine Daycare #276

Roseville, CA · 95661

Family Daycare Capacity 83 0 months - 5 years
8

Los Angeles Childcare Academy #128

Roseville, CA · 95747

Montessori Capacity 80 6 weeks - 12 years
9

Anaheim Kindercare #326

Roseville, CA · 95747

Preschool Capacity 79 2 years - 5 years
10

Los Angeles Early Learning Center #94

Roseville, CA · 95678

Before & After School Care Capacity 78 3 years - 5 years

How we ranked these Roseville 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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