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24-Hour Daycare in Indiana

24-hour daycares in Indiana, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.

24-hour daycares listed
287
towns
33
towns have their own 24-hour daycare page
13
of all Indiana daycares
10%

Map of Indiana: each dot is a town with 24-hour daycares, sized by how many are listed

Open 24 hours
What puts a daycare on this listThe hours on its state license record run around the clock (23 hours 45 minutes or more) on the days it lists.These are the hours the state record lists, not a promise of an open night spot; call to ask.

Indiana

Largest towns for 24-hour daycare in Indiana

Indianapolis96 24-hour daycaresGary41 24-hour daycaresFort Wayne21 24-hour daycaresMichigan City20 24-hour daycaresSouth Bend17 24-hour daycaresHammond15 24-hour daycaresEvansville14 24-hour daycaresTerre Haute13 24-hour daycaresEast Chicago8 24-hour daycaresMerrillville5 24-hour daycaresJeffersonville4 24-hour daycaresLafayette4 24-hour daycares

Programs

Programs in Indiana

Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.

ProgramListed
All daycares2,967
Take infants1,952
Child care centers1,502
Accept subsidy2,591
In-home daycares1,465
Christian & church daycares268
Montessori schools26
Preschools & pre-K2,461
24-hour daycare287
Night daycare510
Early morning daycare1,724
Weekend daycare229
Part-time daycare119
Drop-in daycare14
After-school care2,024
Bilingual daycare11
Head Start163

The Indiana state record

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning licenses daycares in Indiana.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
Every visit the state publishes back to 2021
Cited rules
The inspector's finding, in the state's own words
Corrections
Correction dates as the state records them
Search the Indiana state records

Before you enroll

Choosing 24-hour care in Indiana

  1. 1

    Ask where children sleep

    Ask where and on what children sleep overnight, and how many children share a room.

  2. 2

    Ask who is awake at night

    Ask how many caregivers are on at night and whether one stays awake the whole time.

  3. 3

    Ask how nights are booked

    Ask whether you book nights ahead, by the week or by the shift, and how short notice can be.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

    Open a listing for its state license, its hours as the state lists them and the inspection record.

Indiana

Cost, inspections and ratios in Indiana

Daycare cost in IndianaWeekly prices by age and countyWhat Indiana inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in IndianaHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for IndianaQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 33 Indiana towns with 24-hour daycare, A to Z

A2 towns
B1 town
C2 towns
D2 towns
E2 towns
F2 towns
G1 town
  • Gary41 24-hour daycares
H3 towns
I2 towns
J1 town
K1 town
L1 town
M6 towns
N1 town
P3 towns
S1 town
T1 town
V1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Ohio8,684 daycaresIllinois8,493 daycaresMichigan7,685 daycaresKentucky2,445 daycares

Questions

Questions about 24-hour daycare in Indiana

How many 24-hour daycares are in Indiana?

287 24-hour daycares are listed in 33 Indiana towns. These are the hours the state record lists, not a promise of an open night spot; call to ask.

Which Indiana town has the most 24-hour daycares?

Indianapolis, with 96 listed. Next are Gary (41) and Fort Wayne (21).

Which daycares in Indiana are open 24 hours?

287 daycares list hours around the clock on the state license record in Indiana: 117 on all seven days, 123 on weekdays only. Call to confirm the hours your family needs.

What is 24-hour daycare?

A daycare licensed to care for children at any hour, including overnight, usually for parents who work night or rotating shifts. Ask how overnight care works: where children sleep, who is awake with them and whether you book nights ahead.

Who licenses daycares in Indiana?

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning licenses daycares in Indiana. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.