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The state of licensed child care in Vermont

Updated July 2026 · computed from official Vermont licensing data · methodology · download the dataset (CC0)

Headline numbers

Vermont has 1,054 licensed childcare facilities in our data. Vermont does not yet publish machine-readable violation records — this page covers the licensing landscape, and violation analysis will be added when the data becomes available (coverage details). 38.1% are family home providers;

Violations per facility, by city

Cities with at least 10 licensed facilities, ranked by recorded violations per facility.

CityFacilitiesViolationsPer facility
Springfield 2100
Rutland 3500
Montpelier 1200
Milton 1500
Burlington 4800
Derby 1700
St Albans 2300
Essex 3000
Brattleboro 2500
Bennington 3700

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All numbers on this page are computed from official state licensing records and are free to cite with attribution to DaycareLens. Journalists: the underlying dataset is openly licensed (CC0), and we can provide custom cuts — press@daycarelens.com.