For most daycare profiles the best primary category is Day care center — use it when: childcare centre. Choose Preschool instead if pre-K / preschool. Choose Child care agency instead if agency placing carers. Choose Nursery school instead if uK/AU nursery. For education and childcare, categories should match what you are registered or licensed to provide; don't add a school or childcare category for occasional workshops.
Open the free tool for a daycare → tick what you really offer and get a copy-ready setup sheet
Primary category
- Day care center — Childcare centre
- Preschool — Pre-K / preschool who else uses it
- Child care agency — Agency placing carers
- Nursery school — UK/AU nursery
Secondary (additional) categories
Add one only if the condition is genuinely true at this location. Fewer, accurate categories beat a full list of nine.
- Montessori school — only if: montessori approach
- After school program — only if: after-school care
- Summer camp — only if: summer camp
Categories to avoid
These are often added to daycare profiles but usually describe a different or broader business:
- School (unless K-12)
- Babysitter (individual)
Childcare is licensed in every target country — keep your licence number current on your website.
Address or service area?
Usually a storefront: show the full address exactly as it appears on your signage, and keep it identical on Google, Apple Business Connect, Bing Places and your website. Service-area vs storefront rules.
Starter services to add
Categories say what you are; services say what you do. Good first entries:
- Infant care
- Pre-K program
- After-school club
Check before you change anything
Search “daycare” on Google Maps in your own area, open the top few profiles and note their primary category (shown under the business name). Use what's common as a sanity check, not a template — your categories must describe your business. Ready to switch? How to change your category safely.
Profile problems?
Suspended, stuck in verification, or not showing on Maps? See the free fix guides: suspended profile · verification failed · not on Maps · name rules.