The main child characters in "Daddy Day Care" were played by:
* Maximus Decker as Ben Marcus
* Yara Shahidi as Jenny Marcus
* Kevin G. Schmidt as Tyler, the shy boy
Jaden Smith was only a few years old when "Daddy Day Care" was released in 2003 and he had not yet started acting. He is known for his roles in films like "The Pursuit of Happyness" and "After Earth".