Kids First Preschool and Child Care Center #2
3.7· 37 reviews
8185 East 22nd Street, Tucson, AZ
Posts its tuitionTakes infantsAccepts subsidy
8 state visits · 11 rules cited (3 yrs)
Accepts assistance
Affordable Daycare in Tucson, AZ
Full-time care at a center costs a median of $250 a week for a baby and $183 for a preschooler in Pima County (2022). Families who qualify can get help paying through Arizona's child care assistance program, and the daycares listed here accept it.
- daycares that accept child care assistance in Tucson
- 25
- daycare centers
- 25
- take infants
- 14
All daycares that accept child care assistance in Tucson
Showing 1 to 25 of 25
Little Hearts Little Hands
3295 W Orange Grove Rd, Tucson, AZ
Posts its tuitionAccepts subsidy3 state visits · 8 rules cited (3 yrs)Northminster Christian School
5.0· 8 reviews2450 East Fort Lowell Rd, Tucson, AZ
Posts its tuitionAccepts subsidyPre-K5 state visits · 18 rules cited (3 yrs)Tucson Community School
4.8· 17 reviews2109 East Hedrick Drive, Tucson, AZ
Posts its tuitionAccepts subsidy3 state visits · 14 rules cited (3 yrs)Ascension Lutheran Preschool
5.0· 1 review1220 West Magee Road, Tucson, AZ
Takes infantsAccepts subsidyPre-K4 state visits · 23 rules cited (3 yrs)Climbing Tree Community School
5.0· 23 reviews1695 North Country Club Road, Tucson, AZ
Accepts subsidyPre-K3 state visits · 8 rules cited (3 yrs)Daisy Early Learning Academy
4.6· 22 reviews2325 West Sunset Rd, Tucson, AZ
Accepts subsidyPre-K3 state visits · 9 rules cited (3 yrs)DeColores Learning Center & Childcare
4.6· 64 reviews7370 South Sorrel Lane, Tucson, AZ
Takes infantsAccepts subsidyMeals provided3 state visits · 19 rules cited (3 yrs)Happy Trails School
5.0· 29 reviews3255 North Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ
Accepts subsidyPre-KMeals provided4 state visits · 20 rules cited (3 yrs)Kidz-Zona Learning Center
4.5· 35 reviews4826 East Pima Street, Tucson, AZ
Takes infantsAccepts subsidyPre-K5 state visits · 22 rules cited (3 yrs)Kidzco Early Learning Center/Golf Links
4.1· 20 reviews7845 East Golflinks Rd, Tucson, AZ
Accepts subsidyMeals provided4 state visits · 19 rules cited (3 yrs)Kidzco Early Learning Center/Stone
5.0· 4 reviews1609 North Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ
Accepts subsidyMeals provided6 state visits · 30 rules cited (3 yrs)Kindercare Learning Center
4.5· 32 reviews8425 East Old Spanish Tr., Tucson, AZ
Takes infantsAccepts subsidyPre-K11 state visits · 44 rules cited (3 yrs)Kindercare Learning Center
4.3· 24 reviews7277 North Old Father, Tucson, AZ
Takes infantsAccepts subsidy8 state visits · 34 rules cited (3 yrs)Kindercare Learning Center #491
4.0· 37 reviews8277 East Golflinks Road, Tucson, AZ
Takes infantsAccepts subsidyPre-K6 state visits · 34 rules cited (3 yrs)Learning To Grow Childcare
4.6· 10 reviews655 North Craycroft Road, Tucson, AZ
Accepts subsidy3 state visits · 37 rules cited (3 yrs)Little Wildkatz Learning Center
4.1· 32 reviews216 E Prince Rd, Tucson, AZ
Takes infantsAccepts subsidy5 state visits · 44 rules cited (3 yrs)Little World Childcare & Preschool
4.5· 15 reviews665 West Valencia Road, Tucson, AZ
Accepts subsidyMeals provided5 state visits · 12 rules cited (3 yrs)Outer Limits School
4.4· 47 reviews3472 East Ft Lowell, Tucson, AZ
Takes infantsAccepts subsidyMeals provided13 state visits · 63 rules cited (3 yrs)Pima Country Day School
4.5· 62 reviews3107 East Pima Street, Tucson, AZ
Takes infantsAccepts subsidyMeals provided9 state visits · 40 rules cited (3 yrs)Poet's Square Day School
4.6· 41 reviews31 East Limberlost, Tucson, AZ
Takes infantsAccepts subsidyMeals provided6 state visits · 16 rules cited (3 yrs)St. Mark's Early Childhood Center
5.0· 4 reviews1431 West Magee Road, Tucson, AZ
Accepts subsidyPre-K3 state visits · 4 rules cited (3 yrs)Stars and Champs Learning Center
3.9· 26 reviews4114 East Brown Way, Tucson, AZ
Takes infantsAccepts subsidyMeals provided7 state visits · 17 rules cited (3 yrs)Storybook Cottage Preschool & Child Care Center
4.4· 40 reviews8323 East 22nd Street, Tucson, AZ
Takes infantsAccepts subsidy8 state visits · 36 rules cited (3 yrs)Young Explorers School
4.7· 15 reviews1201 South Avenida Sirio, Tucson, AZ
Takes infantsAccepts subsidyPre-K5 state visits · 18 rules cited (3 yrs)
How this list is made: Tucson daycares whose Arizona record says they accept child care subsidies, plus those that say they accept assistance. The Arizona license list we load does not record subsidies, so here this list has daycares that say they accept child care assistance. Accepting assistance says nothing about a daycare's own prices. A daycare without this tag may still accept assistance; ask.
Cost and help paying
What daycare costs in Tucson, and help paying for it
- Infant care at a center in Pima County, per week (2022)
- $250
- The Pima County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $175 a week.
- Preschool-age care at a center in Pima County, per week (2022)
- $183
- The Pima County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $175 a week.
- of the 25 daycares here post their tuition
- 4
- Their listings show the rates they publish. Ask the others for their rates, and how assistance applies.
- Head Start or Early Head Start centers in Tucson
- 26
- Free for children from birth to 5 in families who qualify, by income or because they receive public assistance.
Before you enroll
Paying for daycare in Tucson
- 1
Apply for assistance first
Your state decides who qualifies and how much it pays. Apply through the state's child care assistance office before you choose a daycare.
- 2
Ask about the copayment
Most families pay a share of the cost. Ask the daycare whether it charges more than the state pays, and how much.
- 3
Ask about open subsidy spots
Some daycares cap how many children on assistance they take. Ask whether a spot is open now.
- 4
Check the license record
Open a listing for its state license and, where the state publishes it, the inspection record.
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Questions
Questions
How many daycares that accept child care assistance are in Tucson?
25 daycares that accept child care assistance are listed in Tucson. Accepting assistance says nothing about a daycare's own prices. A daycare without this tag may still accept assistance; ask.
How do I apply for child care assistance in Arizona?
Apply through Arizona's child care assistance program, run by the Arizona Department of Economic Security. Income limits change each year, so check the current limits on the state's site.
Is there free daycare?
Some families can get it. Head Start and Early Head Start are free for children from families who qualify, and some states waive the family's share of the cost for the lowest incomes. Ask your state's child care assistance office what you qualify for.
Does a daycare that accepts assistance cost more?
Not by itself. Accepting assistance means the daycare takes payments from the state program; its own prices vary like any daycare's. Ask whether it charges more than the state pays, and how much you would pay.
How does child care assistance work?
Each state runs a child care assistance program, paid for in part by the federal Child Care and Development Fund. Families who qualify by income, and usually by working, looking for work or going to school, get help paying a daycare that accepts it; the help is often called a voucher or subsidy. Most families pay a share called a copayment, set by the state. Apply through the Arizona child care assistance office.
Can I get free daycare?
Some families can. States may waive the copayment for families with the lowest incomes, and Head Start and Early Head Start are free for families who qualify. Ask your state's child care assistance office what you qualify for.
Are these daycares licensed in Arizona?
Every listing here comes from the Arizona child care license records.
Which of these Tucson daycares post their prices?
4 of the 25 list tuition; their listings here show it. Ask the others for their rates and how assistance applies.