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Child care centers and preschools in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area

The child care centers and preschools in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 91 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #3 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada

Listings
266
60 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
254
+29.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$564.5M
On child care and other personal services · $654 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,407,226
+5.8% since 2020

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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

The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area is 91 (very high), #3 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for child care centers and preschools.

At $654 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area spend about $564.5M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $2.1M per center, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $1M.

The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area has 266 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 60 are chain locations, or 23%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area was 254 in 2023, up 29.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,396 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 28 SBA-backed loans worth $33.1M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area compares

The same measures for Nevada and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all child care and other personal services by the child care centers and preschools counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Child care and preschools in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureLas Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro areaNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.13.45.8
Spending per listing$2.1M$1.9M$1M
Households per official establishment3,3963,0061,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+29.6%+21.2%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$654$666$581
Median household income$76,472$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score9189

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
254+29.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,825
Annual payroll, 2023
$113.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
4,676Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
26660 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
563The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
28
Amount
$33.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
2,407,226+5.8% since 2020
Households
862,518
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
7,892 sq. mi.
People per square mile
295
Median household income
$76,472+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,279
Median home value
$431,000
Jobs located here
1,114,493
Daytime population
2,346,318Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Nevada

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Nevada for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Nevada, with the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Nevada

Metro areas in 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

Other business types in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 266 child care centers and preschools in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area. 60 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 254 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 29.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 4,676 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area spend on child care and other personal services?

About $564.5M a year, or $654 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 266 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 862,518 households in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?

The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area has 3.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $2.1M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area would have about 563, against 266 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,396 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.

How fast is the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area at 2,407,226 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 862,518 households. Median household income in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area is $76,472, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, before inflation.

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. The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area scores 91 for child care centers and preschools (very high), #3 of 387 scored metro areas.

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