List of Child Care Companies in Portugal

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 1,176 child care companies in Portugal, one in every 725 Portuguese companies. One in five nurseries is based in Lisboa, Sintra, Odivelas, Porto and Seixal. Below you find the largest nurseries in Portugal, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

1,176 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies1,1761 in725 Portuguese companiesCities197Largest cityLisboa 66Sole traders<0.1%Employees1-4 (47%)Revenue< $100K (52%)Email47%Phone64%Website49%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Fundacão Bissaya Barreto	Portugal	Coimbra	Quinta Dos Plátanos	Coimbra	3045-264	*****.pt	1958	$10,426,496	654	Non profit organization	12	500833443
2	Centro Bem Estar Social	Portugal	Ansião	Largo Doutor João Lopes Da Costa Rego, 60	Leiria	3240-467	*****.pt	1972	$9,259,493	1	Non profit organization	N/A	500851131
3	Centro Social Paroquial Padre Ricardo Gameiro	Portugal	Almada	Rua Ramiro Ferrão, 38	Setúbal	2805-348	*****.pt	1996	$8,104,134	306	Non profit organization	N/A	500867712
4	Cáritas Diocesana De Coimbra	Portugal	Coimbra	Rua Dom Francisco de Almeida, 14	Coimbra	3030-382	*****.pt	1970	$7,065,940	903	Non profit organization	10	501082174
5	Associacão Para O Bem Estar Infantil Da Freguesia De Vila Franca De Xira	Portugal	Vila Franca de Xira	Estrada Do Casal Da Coxa, 18	Lisboa	2600-056	*****.pt	1976	$4,885,438	228	Non profit organization	4	501122915
6	Associacão Popular De Apoio A Crianca	Portugal	Vila Franca de Xira	Rua Américo Costa	Lisboa	2625-160	*****.pt	1975	$3,047,575	10	Non profit organization	3	501103856
7	Centro Social Paroquial De Caldas Da Rainha	Portugal	Caldas Da Rainha	Rua Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, 18	Leiria	2500-147	*****.com	1980	$2,853,904	80	Non profit organization	N/A	500876878
8	Fundacão Beatriz Santos	Portugal	Coimbra	Avenida José Sousa Fernandes, S/n	Coimbra	3020-210	*****.pt	1999	$2,851,394	30	Non profit organization	N/A	504321757
9	Génios E Brincalhões - Creche, Lda	Portugal	Barreiro	Avenida Escola Dos Fuzileiros Navais, 111	Setúbal	2830-150	N/A	2004	$2,808,656	54	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	507134184
10	Casa Do Povo De Valongo Do Vouga	Portugal	Águeda	Rua Da Casa Do Povo, 2	Aveiro	3750-829	*****.net	1942	$2,646,790	41	Non profit organization	N/A	501073353
11	Colégio Nova Encosta, Lda	Portugal	Ferreira Do Zêzere	Avenida Do Pólo 5, 22	Santarém	4590-916	*****.pt	2007	$2,618,397	52	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	508321808
12	Espalha Ideias - Actividades De Tempos Livres, Lda	Portugal	Oeiras	Avenida Bombeiros Voluntários de Algés, 52 Loja 8 Sala D	Lisboa	1495-022	N/A	2001	$2,539,323	45	Partnership of unknown type	3	505323184
13	Centro Paroquial De Paderne	Portugal	Albufeira	Cerca Velha	Faro	8200-466	*****.com	1996	$2,484,880	110	Non profit organization	3	503720542
14	Pn - Projeto Intergeracional, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Alameda Dos Oceanos, 97	Lisboa	1990-213	*****.pt	2012	$2,238,772	47	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	509875211
15	Associacão Fernão Mendes Pinto	Portugal	Montemor-O-velho	Rua Doutor José Galvão, 211 1º/2º	Coimbra	3140-271	*****.pt	1977	$2,181,871	111	Non profit organization	N/A	501219064
16	Centro Social De Brito	Portugal	Guimarães	Rua das Escolas Primárias, 21	Braga	4805-020	*****.pt	1998	$2,051,703	196	Non profit organization	2	504266640
17	Colégio Do Rio, Lda	Portugal	Portimão	Urbanizacão Vale Lagar, Residence Lote E19	Faro	8500-818	N/A	2007	$2,037,537	52	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	508019583
18	Centro Social Paroquial Da Vera Cruz	Portugal	Aveiro	Rua Prior Manuel António Fernandes, 21	Aveiro	3800-129	*****.pt	1972	$1,924,631	95	Non profit organization	N/A	501426884
19	Centro Social De Quinta Do Anjo	Portugal	Palmela	Rua Venâncio Da Costa Lima, 138	Setúbal	2950-701	*****.com	1982	$1,907,863	90	Non profit organization	N/A	501437606
20	Jardim De Infância De Nossa Senhora Da Piedade	Portugal	Odemira	Rua Doutor João Paiva, 6	Beja	7630-161	*****.pt	1966	$1,870,461	1	Non profit organization	N/A	501400290
21	Lar De Santa Teresa	Portugal	Viana Do Castelo	Largo das Carmelitas, 505	Viana Do Castelo	4900-463	*****.pt	1877	$1,853,258	80	Non profit organization	N/A	500843902
22	Escolha Divertida, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Torres Novas	Rua Da Escola Preparatória, 51	Santarém	2350-777	*****.pt	2018	$1,837,884	76	Corporation	N/A	515160318
23	Centro Social Paroquial Nossa Senhora Da Conceicão Da Costa De Caparica	Portugal	Almada	Rua Do Juncal	Setúbal	2825-352	*****.com	1989	$1,819,186	86	Non profit organization	N/A	502235845
24	Colégio Luz São Goncalo, Lda	Portugal	Lagos	Rua Dos Melros, Montinhos Da Luz	Faro	8600-212	*****.pt	2007	$1,763,931	42	Partnership of unknown type	3	508127246
25	Instituto De São Miguel	Portugal	Guarda	Rua 31 de Janeiro, 54	Guarda	6300-769	*****.org	1944	$1,714,538	360	Non profit organization	2	500876860

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Nurseries in Lisboa

Lisboa has 66 child care companies and nurseries, <0.1% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 49% below the national share. Two in five Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 2 have 50 or more. 1 new firm was entered in 2026, 24 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 28 · 44%
5-9: 11 · 17%
10-19: 10 · 16%
20-49: 12 · 19%
50+: 2 · 3%

Legal form

Sole traders: 1 · 2%
Partnerships: 14 · 21%
Lda and S.A.: 11 · 17%
Other or none: 40 · 61%

Of the Portuguese total: 5.6%
Of all Lisboa companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 0.5×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 1
Entered 2025: 3
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 3.7%

Old

Before 1990: 24 · 36%
1990 or later: 42 · 64%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 8.3%

Reachable

Email: 33 · 50%
Phone: 45 · 68%
Website: 40 · 61%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 31 · 53%
$100K-$500K: 16 · 27%
$500K-$1M: 7 · 12%
$1M and more: 5 · 8%

Largest

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Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most child care companies in Portugal (66), ahead of Sintra (47), Odivelas (40), Porto (38) and Seixal (32). Together the five hold one in five of them.

Cities by number of firms

197 Portuguese cities have at least one nursery; 31 have ten or more; 53 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 1,124 Portuguese nurseries with a known headcount, 531 (47%) have one to four people, 165 have five to nine, 351 have ten to 49 and 77 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (530, 52%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 10696 62%
Small 10 to 49351 31%
Medium 50 to 24976 7%
Large 250+1 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 1 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest nurseries in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Lisboa. Click a name for the record.

Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra is the largest nursery in Portugal by headcount. 77 firms employ 50 people or more; 19 employ 100 or more.

1Coimbra903 staff
2Coimbra654 staff
3Guarda360 staff
4Almada306 staff
5Vila Franca de Xira228 staff
6Odivelas135 staff
7Setúbal127 staff
8Torres Novas101 staff
9Coimbra90 staff
10Braga84 staff

By employee size · 1,124 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	531	47%
5-9	165	15%
10-19	187	17%
20-49	164	15%
50-99	58	5%
100-199	14	1%
200-499	4	0.4%
500-999	1	<0.1%
1,000+	0	0%

47% have 1 to 4 people; 164 have 20 to 49; 77 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	530	52%
$100K-$500K	332	32%
$500K-$1M	105	10%
$1M-$5M	54	5%
$5M-$10M	3	0.3%
$10M-$50M	1	<0.1%

52% under $100,000; 54 between $1M and $5M; 4 above $5M.

How many child care companies are there in Portugal?

Child care companies and nurseries in Portugal

1,176

5 November 2026

There are 1,176 child care companies and nurseries in Portugal in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 725 Portuguese companies. About 3 new firms are entered in the register every month this year (27 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 975 83%
Head offices: 69
Branch offices: 132

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 8891. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 8891.

163 of the 1,176 are Lda and S.A. (14%); 1 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 4 churches for every nursery in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Churches	4,904	26%	91%
Advertising Companies	4,419	28%	84%
Colleges	3,157	41%	68%
Child Care Companies	1,176	49%	45%
Event Companies	661	56%	78%
Secondary Schools	350	99%	2%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	22,500	0.8
The UK	11,126	1.3
Belgium	7,823	3.3
Ireland	2,780	6.9
The Czech Republic	1,840	0.5
Portugal	1,176	1.4

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Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

27 nurseries were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about 3 a month, after 39 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes <0.1% of the inflow.

202022
252023
322024
392025
272026 so far

7 of this year's 27 are Lda and S.A..

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1São João Da Madeira4 staff
2Paredes3 staff
3Aveiro3 staff
4Santa Comba Dão3 staff
5Portalegre3 staff

Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in 1,176 Portuguese nurseries work as sole traders, against 15% of all Portuguese companies. Only one firm in seven is a Lda or S.A..

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)1<0.1%
Partnerships26422%
Lda and S.A.16314%
No form on record or other74864%

Single-site: 83%
Head offices: 69
Branches: 132

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

How reachable are they?

Nurseries are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 64% list a phone number and 49% a website.

Email553 47%
Phone747 64%
Website572 49%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

The full list with these fields is in our Portuguese company database.

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 5 Portuguese nurseries from before 1900, 41 from before 1950 and 290 from before 1990.

1852
1. Porto
1855
1. Barreiro
1867
1. Lisboa
1876
1. Caminha
1877
1. Viana Do Castelo

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290

Portuguese nurseries date from before 1990

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Frequently asked questions

How many child care companies are there in Portugal?

There are 1,176 child care companies and nurseries in Portugal in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 725 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest nursery in Portugal?

Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra in Coimbra, with 903 staff. By revenue Escolha Divertida, Unipessoal, Lda in Torres Novas leads with $1.8 million a year.

Which Portuguese city has the most child care companies?

Lisboa, with 66, ahead of Sintra (47), Odivelas (40), Porto (38) and Seixal (32).

How many nurseries are there in Lisboa?

66, which is <0.1% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 49% below the national share.

How big is a typical nursery?

47% of the 1,124 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 77 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese child care companies sole traders or companies?

One in 1,176 (1) are sole traders, 22% are partnerships and 14% (163) are Lda and S.A..

How many nurseries started in 2026?

27 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 39 in 2025. 7 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest nursery in Portugal?

Associacão das Creches de São Vicente de Paulo in Porto, 1852, followed by Jardim de Infância D.pedro V in Barreiro (1855) and Associacão Beneficiência Freguesia Encarnacão in Lisboa (1867). 5 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers child care companies?

Portuguese child care companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 8891. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 8891.

Can I download the full list?

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