CNAE 8511-2/00 · Brazil
Educação infantil - creche
14,749 active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry have this CNAE as their main activity. Look up companies and explore their distribution by state and city.
Source: Receita Federal, CNPJ Open Data · October 2026 publication
What this list shows
We count each active company in the Brazilian CNPJ registry once, by its head office and this CNAE as its main activity. Branches and secondary activities are excluded from this scope. The total describes the registry, not market revenue or company quality.
- Active companies
- 14,749
- 259th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 644
- −14.4% · 420th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.1
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 4
- in the country: 21
Active companies in this activity
More active establishments and higher registered capital first. This order is not a quality assessment or recommendation.- CARITAS CAMPO LIMPO - CCLSão Paulo (SP)
- UNAS - UNIAO DE NUCLEOS, ASSOCIACOES DOS MORADORES DE HELIOPOLIS E REGIAOSão Paulo (SP)
- ASSOCIACAO ASSISTENCIAL COMUNITARIA AZARIASSão Paulo (SP)
- CRUZADA PRO INFANCIASão Paulo (SP)
- FUNDACAO COMUNIDADE DA GRACASão Paulo (SP)
- LIGA DAS SENHORAS CATOLICAS DE SAO PAULOSão Paulo (SP)
- ASSOCIACAO DE LUTA E PROMOCAO SOCIAL JARDIM ROBRU E ADJACENCIASSão Paulo (SP)
- ONG PLENO VIVERSão Paulo (SP)
- NUCLEO BATUIRA SERVICO DE PROMOCAO DA FAMILIAGuarulhos (SP)
- ASSOCIACAO SAO SABAS DE FILANTROPIASão Paulo (SP)
- ASSOCIACAO BENEFICENTE NSA SRA DA ASSUNCAOPorto Alegre (RS)
- ASSOCIACAO BENEFICENTE KAIROSSão Paulo (SP)
How to assess a company's data
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Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
- 0.0
- 0.0 – 0.1
- 0.1
- 0.1
- 0.1
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 3,827
- 2 Rio de Janeiro 1,663
- 3 Rio Grande do Sul 1,447
- 4 Minas Gerais 1,301
- 5 Bahia 897
- 6 Santa Catarina 644
- 7 Paraná 608
- 8 Goiás 599
- 9 Pernambuco 429
- 10 Mato Grosso 377
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Ceará 376
- 12 Distrito Federal 369
- 13 Maranhão 351
- 14 Espírito Santo 330
- 15 Rio Grande do Norte 255
- 16 Paraíba 188
- 17 Mato Grosso do Sul 172
- 18 Pará 168
- 19 Sergipe 125
- 20 Alagoas 122
- 21 Amazonas 121
- 22 Tocantins 104
- 23 Piauí 103
- 24 Rondônia 78
- 25 Acre 36
- 26 Roraima 34
- 27 Amapá 25
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 1,450
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 771
- 3 Brasília (DF) 369
- 4 Porto Alegre (RS) 345
- 5 Salvador (BA) 337
- 6 Belo Horizonte (MG) 334
- 7 São Luís (MA) 178
- 8 Cuiabá (MT) 148
- 9 Goiânia (GO) 142
- 10 Recife (PE) 137
See the 30 cities
- 11 Fortaleza (CE) 128
- 12 Joinville (SC) 114
- 13 Curitiba (PR) 113
- 14 Guarulhos (SP) 111
- 15 Caxias do Sul (RS) 110
- 16 Manaus (AM) 108
- 17 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 103
- 18 São Gonçalo (RJ) 101
- 19 Canoas (RS) 98
- 20 Natal (RN) 89
- 21 Campo Grande (MS) 86
- 22 Vila Velha (ES) 84
- 23 Campinas (SP) 84
- 24 Niterói (RJ) 78
- 25 Santo André (SP) 72
- 26 Sumaré (SP) 69
- 27 Aracaju (SE) 66
- 28 Uberlândia (MG) 64
- 29 Nova Iguaçu (RJ) 62
- 30 Anápolis (GO) 62
What activity 8511-2/00 is
- Section P — Educação
- Division — Educação
- Group — Educação infantil e ensino fundamental
- Class — Educação infantil - creche
What it covers
- As atividades de instituições de ensino que se destinam ao desenvolvimento integral da criança, em geral, de até 3 anos de idade
- As instituições assistenciais que abrigam crianças portadoras de necessidades especiais.
What it does not cover
- As atividades de ensino pré-escolar em escolas maternais e jardins-de-infância, preferencialmente, para crianças de 4 e 5 anos de idade (8512-1/00)Classified under: 8512-1/00 Educação infantil - préescola
Typical activities
- Creches assistenciais
- Educação infantil - creche
- Educação infantil - creche - ensino de libra
- Ensino especial educação infantil - creche
- Serviço de creche
- Serviços de berçario
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 8511-2/00
How many CNAE 8511-2/00 companies are there in Brazil?
14,749 active companies have CNAE 8511-2/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 259th among the country's activities by companies.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 3,827. There, 0.0 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.1 in the national registry.
Does this total include branches and secondary activities?
No. Each active company is counted once, by its head office and registered main activity. A company may carry out this activity as a secondary activity and be excluded from the count. Geographic distribution uses the registered location; records without a recognized federative unit may be counted nationally without appearing in local groups.
Does active status mean a company is qualified for a contract?
No. Active status describes the Receita Federal registration. It does not establish tax compliance, creditworthiness, licences, ability to fulfil a contract or quality. Check the relevant official documents and the contract's requirements.
How we count
Active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry with this as their main activity, counted once by head office. Location is taken from the registry. Where available, openings are for the last 12 months, compared with the previous 12 months.