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SIC Code 8351: Child Day Care Services (Daycare)

8351 Child Day Care Services

The SIC code for daycare is 8351, "Child Day Care Services." It covers care of infants or children and prekindergarten education, including child care centers, day care centers, group day care centers, nursery schools, preschool centers, and certain Head Start centers. Babysitting services are SIC 7299, while Head Start centers operated with elementary schools are SIC 8211.

Division I: Services Major Group 83: Social Services Industry Group 835 SIC 8351

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Related classifications

Daycare SIC codes and their NAICS equivalents

SIC 8351 maps directly to one 2022 NAICS code: 624410, "Child Care Services." The nearby SIC codes below matter when the business is primarily babysitting or when a Head Start program operates in conjunction with an elementary school.

SIC	SIC description	NAICS	NAICS description
8351	Child Day Care Services	624410	Child Care Services
7299	Miscellaneous Personal Services, Not Elsewhere Classified	624410	Child Care Services, babysitting portion
8211	Elementary and Secondary Schools	611110	Elementary and Secondary Schools

8351 is also a merchant category code

MCC 8351 is "Child Care Services" in card processing. SIC 8351 is "Child Day Care Services" in the Standard Industrial Classification system. The numbers and industry are similar, but MCC and SIC are separate systems used for different purposes.

What falls under 8351

Daycare types included in SIC 8351

These establishments share the same four-digit SIC code. In 2022 NAICS, the included daycare and preschool formats map to 624410, "Child Care Services."

SIC 8351 · NAICS 624410

Child care centers

Centers primarily providing care for infants or children, including facilities serving multiple age groups.

SIC 8351 · NAICS 624410

Day care centers

Child day care establishments providing supervised care while parents or guardians are working or otherwise unavailable.

SIC 8351 · NAICS 624410

Group day care centers

Group child care operations that primarily provide nonmedical daytime care for infants or children.

SIC 8351 · NAICS 624410

Nursery schools and preschools

Programs focused on preschool-age children and prekindergarten education, whether or not they have substantial educational programs.

SIC 8351 · NAICS 624410

Head Start centers not operated with schools

Head Start centers fall under SIC 8351 when they are not operated in conjunction with an elementary school.

Not SIC 8351 · SIC 7299

Standalone babysitting services

Babysitting services are excluded from SIC 8351 and classified under SIC 7299. Head Start centers operated with elementary schools are classified under SIC 8211.

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If you are building a prospect list, SIC 8351 is the starting filter for child day care centers, preschools, nursery schools, and related providers.

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Child care is a moderate-turnover business file

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SIC 8351 by state

How many daycare businesses are in each state?

These are the SIC 8351 records in the supplied business file, broken out by state. Every count below can be narrowed further by city, county, zip, employee count, or revenue inside the portal.

SIC 8351 daycare records by US state
State	Code	Daycare records	Share
Alabama	AL	1,931	1.2%
Alaska	AK	493	0.3%
Arizona	AZ	2,501	1.5%
Arkansas	AR	1,341	0.8%
California	CA	20,141	12.1%
Colorado	CO	2,424	1.5%
Connecticut	CT	1,979	1.2%
Delaware	DE	884	0.5%
District of Columbia	DC	437	0.3%
Florida	FL	9,096	5.5%
Georgia	GA	4,556	2.7%
Hawaii	HI	291	0.2%
Idaho	ID	850	0.5%
Illinois	IL	8,035	4.8%
Indiana	IN	2,919	1.8%
Iowa	IA	2,044	1.2%
Kansas	KS	1,664	1.0%
Kentucky	KY	1,703	1.0%
Louisiana	LA	2,012	1.2%
Maine	ME	1,130	0.7%
Maryland	MD	4,239	2.6%
Massachusetts	MA	4,268	2.6%
Michigan	MI	5,671	3.4%
Minnesota	MN	6,181	3.7%
Mississippi	MS	1,383	0.8%
Missouri	MO	3,283	2.0%
Montana	MT	664	0.4%
Nebraska	NE	1,954	1.2%
Nevada	NV	701	0.4%
New Hampshire	NH	808	0.5%
New Jersey	NJ	4,293	2.6%
New Mexico	NM	793	0.5%
New York	NY	10,142	6.1%
North Carolina	NC	5,493	3.3%
North Dakota	ND	701	0.4%
Ohio	OH	5,291	3.2%
Oklahoma	OK	1,763	1.1%
Oregon	OR	2,881	1.7%
Pennsylvania	PA	6,633	4.0%
Puerto Rico	PR	16	0.0%
Rhode Island	RI	585	0.4%
South Carolina	SC	2,068	1.2%
South Dakota	SD	620	0.4%
Tennessee	TN	2,691	1.6%
Texas	TX	11,423	6.9%
Utah	UT	1,704	1.0%
Vermont	VT	434	0.3%
Virginia	VA	4,050	2.4%
Washington	WA	4,504	2.7%
West Virginia	WV	496	0.3%
Wisconsin	WI	3,264	2.0%
Wyoming	WY	426	0.3%
United States total	US	165,854	100%

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Common questions

Daycare SIC code FAQ

What is the SIC code for a daycare?

The SIC code for a daycare is 8351, "Child Day Care Services." It covers child care centers, day care centers, nursery schools, preschool centers, and certain Head Start centers.

What is SIC code 8351?

SIC 8351 is "Child Day Care Services." It covers establishments primarily engaged in caring for infants or children or providing prekindergarten education when medical care is not a major element.

What is the SIC code for a preschool?

Preschool centers generally use SIC 8351, "Child Day Care Services." The 2022 NAICS equivalent is 624410, "Child Care Services."

What is the SIC code for a nursery school?

Nursery schools generally use SIC 8351, "Child Day Care Services." They fall within the same SIC category as child care centers and preschool centers.

What is the SIC code for an after-school child care program?

A child care establishment that cares for older children when they are not in school can use SIC 8351. Programs operated as part of an elementary school may instead fall under SIC 8211, depending on the establishment's primary activity.

What is the difference between SIC 8351 and SIC 7299?

SIC 8351 covers establishments whose primary business is child day care or prekindergarten education. SIC 7299 covers miscellaneous personal services and includes babysitting bureaus, so standalone babysitting services are excluded from SIC 8351.

What is the NAICS equivalent of SIC 8351?

SIC 8351 maps to 2022 NAICS 624410, "Child Care Services." Unlike many SIC codes, the main SIC-to-NAICS mapping here is one-to-one.

Is SIC 8351 the same as merchant category code 8351?

No. SIC 8351 is an industry classification for Child Day Care Services, while MCC 8351 is a payment-card merchant category for Child Care Services. The numbers and industry are similar, but SIC and MCC are separate classification systems used for different purposes.

Where can I get a list of daycare businesses by SIC code?

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