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Child care centers and preschools in Nevada

Markets across Nevada ranked by the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
413
72 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
400
+21.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$800.5M
On child care and other personal services
Listings per 10k households
3.4
41% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$1.9M
93% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#2 of 51
Market score 89 · High

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 413 child care centers and preschools in Nevada. 72 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 41% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Households in Nevada spend about $800.5M a year on child care and other personal services, or $666 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each center on map listings, 93% above the U.S. figure of $1M.

In 2023, official counts showed 400 businesses with payroll in Nevada classed as child care services, up 21.2% from 2019. That is one for every 3,006 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 5.7% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 38 SBA-backed loans worth $40.9M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Nevada.

Among the 50 states and DC, Nevada ranks #2 for child care centers and preschools, with a Groundwork market score of 89 (high). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Nevada, the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area scores highest (91). Of the 3 scored small-town markets in or partly in Nevada, the Gardnerville Ranchos area scores highest (86).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Nevada, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Nevada, ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV912663.1$2.1M+5.8%#3 of 387
2Reno, NV871024.5$1.6M+5.0%#7 of 387
3Carson City, NV55125.1$1.2M−0.2%#163 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Nevada, ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA8694.1$1.9M+0.9%#7 of 454
2Elko, NV8173.5$1.9M+2.1%#13 of 454
3Fallon, NV6366.3$962K+1.1%#122 of 454
Pahrump, NVNot scored20.9$5.7M+10.3%
Winnemucca, NVNot scored34.3$1.4M0.0%

Counties

Counties in Nevada, ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lyon County, NV9362.5$2.4M+9.5%#2 of 1,611
2Clark County, NV912663.1$2.1M+5.8%#11 of 1,611
3Washoe County, NV85964.8$1.5M+4.4%#38 of 1,611
4Douglas County, NV8494.2$1.8M+1.2%#43 of 1,611
5Elko County, NV7773.6$1.9M+2.1%#124 of 1,611
6Carson City, NV58125.1$1.2M−0.2%#593 of 1,611
7Churchill County, NV5666.3$962K+1.1%#659 of 1,611
Nye County, NVNot scored20.9$5.7M+10.3%
Humboldt County, NVNot scored34.3$1.4M0.0%
White Pine County, NVNot scored38.9$555K−4.5%
Pershing County, NVNot scored317.3$290K−3.2%
Lander County, NVNot scored00.0n/a+2.6%
Mineral County, NVNot scored00.0n/a−3.2%
Lincoln County, NVNot scored00.0n/a−2.6%
Storey County, NVNot scored00.0n/a+3.7%
Eureka County, NVNot scored00.0n/a+0.8%
Esmeralda County, NVNot scored00.0n/a−0.8%

Markets with fewer than 5 child care centers and preschools on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Nevada?

There are 413 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Nevada as of September 2026. 72 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 400 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 21.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 5,331 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Nevada spend on child care and other personal services?

About $800.5M a year, or $666 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 413 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,202,593 households in Nevada and national spending patterns by income.

How does Nevada compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?

Nevada has 3.4 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.9M, 93% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Nevada would have about 799, against 413 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,006 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.

Which market in Nevada has the highest market score for child care centers and preschools?

Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Nevada, the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area scores highest, at 91 (very high). Among 3 scored small-town markets in or partly in Nevada, the Gardnerville Ranchos area scores highest, at 86 (high). Among 7 scored counties in Nevada, Lyon County scores highest, at 93 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Nevada scores 89 for child care centers and preschools (high), #2 of the 50 states and DC.

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