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Daycare shortage in New York

Updated 2026-07-18 · under-5 population (Census ACS 5-year) vs. licensed childcare capacity (official New York licensing data) · methodology

Among New York ZIP codes with an established base of licensed providers, 76 have three or more children under five for every licensed childcare slot — the tightest supply in the state. Areas are ranked most-undersupplied first.

Most undersupplied ZIP codes

ZIPChildren under 5Licensed slotsChildren per slotFacilities
114151,176 6318.75
109527,131 58212.328
109508,658 85410.127
117761,148 1477.86
112307,918 1,0467.646
112494,774 7136.718
13642605 986.25
14586386 6466
10923844 1545.58
14206934 1745.46
105121,127 2115.39
109701,218 2335.29
142161,632 3344.96
108051,144 2384.88
132061,056 2264.720
142201,346 2934.68
112236,642 1,4594.620
114271,840 4024.66
14622688 1544.58
103062,606 5784.515
10974208 484.35
135022,250 5264.322
13309260 624.25
11096892 2144.29
13032554 1344.17
110101,458 3584.19
13209917 2234.17
14903396 974.15
125891,034 256410
12586879 21848
128311,224 307413
14425905 2323.97
13073565 1453.96
119511,224 3213.814
13624222 623.65
10918767 2163.66
109778,574 2,3563.667
117271,772 4933.615
142132,037 5653.618
13904376 1043.66
14905514 1443.68
117841,677 4773.511
13669811 2293.519
103081,106 3143.56
146121,421 4233.420
13365577 1713.46
146161,584 4743.322
14482458 1373.35
13357424 1323.211
119501,125 3563.217
Only ZIP codes with at least five licensed facilities that report capacity are ranked, so this reflects genuine supply pressure — not areas where our roster is simply thin. Some tight-supply ZIPs may be excluded for that reason; the full picture is in the API.

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