Schools & childcare in United States
As of 4 November 2026, 41,214 schools & childcare companies are based in United States; 2,267 are hiring right now and Brooklyn has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 41,214
- Hiring now
- 2,267 · 933 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Childcare early learning centres · 12,672
- Top city
- Brooklyn · 654
- Parent market
- Consumer services & leisure · 525,121
Schools & childcare in United States, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare early learning centres | 12,672 | 31% |
| Kindergartens preschools | 10,637 | 26% |
| Comprehensive all through schools | 10,525 | 26% |
| Private k12 schools | 8,135 | 20% |
| Primary schools | 6,855 | 17% |
| Secondary schools | 4,201 | 10% |
| Montessori & alternative schools | 3,078 | 7% |
| Montessori preschools | 2,177 | 5% |
| Home childminding | 1,376 | 3% |
| Summer camps | 1,153 | 3% |
| School federations & umbrella bodies | 1,065 | 3% |
| Universities | 1,061 | 3% |
| Further education colleges | 850 | 2% |
| After school & holiday clubs | 826 | 2% |
| Special educational needs schools | 717 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 1,566 · 1 |
| 2-10 employees | 21,279 · 340 |
| 11-50 employees | 11,198 · 447 |
| 51-200 employees | 4,471 · 806 |
| 201-500 employees | 1,343 · 362 |
| 501-1000 employees | 736 · 124 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 520 · 149 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 60 · 21 |
| 10,001+ employees | 41 · 17 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn | 654 | 2% |
| Chicago | 522 | 1% |
| New York | 443 | 1% |
| Miami | 407 | 1% |
| Houston | 362 | 1% |
| Washington | 308 | 1% |
| Philadelphia | 301 | 1% |
| Austin | 287 | 1% |
| San Francisco | 259 | 1% |
| Bronx | 252 | 1% |
| Orlando | 192 | 0% |
| Portland | 192 | 0% |
The biggest schools & childcare companies in United States
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41,214 schools & childcare companies are based in United States; 2,267 are hiring right now and Brooklyn has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/consumer_services_leisure/united-states/schools_and_childcare)
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- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Schools & childcare in United States: questions
How many schools & childcare companies are there in United States?
41,214 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Consumer services & leisure → Schools & childcare → leaf niches such as childcare early learning centres, kindergartens preschools, comprehensive all through schools. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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