2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

624410 Child Day Care Services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing day care of infants or children. These establishments generally care for preschool children, but may care for older children when they are not in school and may also offer pre-kindergarten and/or kindergarten educational programs.

Illustrative Examples:

Child day care babysitting services
Nursery schools
Child or infant day care centers
Preschool centers


Cross-References.

• Establishments primarily engaged in offering kindergarten educational programs are classified in Industry 611110, Elementary and Secondary Schools.

2007 NAICS		2012 NAICS		2017 NAICS		Corresponding Index Entries
624410		624410		624410		Babysitting services in provider's own home, child day care
624410		624410		624410		Babysitting services, child day care
624410		624410		624410		Child day care centers
624410		624410		624410		Child day care services
624410		624410		624410		Child day care services in provider's own home
624410		624410		624410		Child day care, before or after school, separate from schools
624410		624410		624410		Day care centers, child or infant
624410		624410		624410		Day care services, child or infant
624410		624410		624410		Group day care centers, child or infant
624410		624410		624410		Head start programs, separate from schools
624410		624410		624410		Infant day care centers
624410		624410		624410		Infant day care services
624410		624410		624410		Nursery schools
624410		624410		624410		Pre-kindergarten centers (except part of elementary school system)
624410		624410		624410		Preschool centers