Affordable Daycare in Thornton, CO
Full-time care at a center costs a median of $392 a week for a baby and $271 for a preschooler in Adams County (2022). Families who qualify can get help paying through the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP), and the daycares listed here accept it.
- daycares that accept child care assistance in Thornton
- 52
- daycare centers
- 36
- in-home daycares
- 16
- take infants
- 12
All daycares that accept child care assistance in Thornton
Showing 1 to 30 of 52
Jump Start Early Learning Academy
4.5· 70 reviews550 E Thornton Parkway Suite 100, Thornton, CO
Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidyLittle Bosses Childcare Center
3.7· 19 reviews1540 Eppinger, Thornton, CO
Toddlers to school-ageAccepts subsidy
All 52 daycares that accept child care assistance in Thornton, A to Z
- A
- A New Generation
- A New Generation
- B
- Bernice Martinez Home daycare
- Bree Andreen Home daycare
- Bundles of Babies
- Bundles of Babies II
- C
- Charlotte Phelps Home daycare
- Cherry Drive Elementary
- Christina James Home daycare
- Cinthia Rundberget Home daycare
- D
- Danielle Williams Home daycare
- E
- Eagleview Base Program
- Explore PK-8
- F
- Farhanaz Mashkoor Home daycare
- G
- Global Village Academy / Northglenn
- Goddard School
- H
- Hope Montessori Academy
- Hope Montessori Academy
- Hunters Glen Elem Before and After
- J
- Jennifer St. Peter Home daycare
- Jersey Denney Home daycare
- Jump Start Early Learning Academy
- K
- KCE Champions LLC @ Westgate
- Kindercare Learning Centers
- L
- La Petite Academy
- Little Bosses Childcare Center
- Lord of Life Preschool
- Lori Traudt Home daycare
- Loudmela Kargar Home daycare
- M
- Maria Ochoa Home daycare
- Maria Sharoon Home daycare
- Meadow Community School
- Mom's House Academy
- Mom's House Learning Center
- Monica Martinez Jaik Home daycare
- N
- New Horizon Academy
- P
- Peak Summer Camp and After School Program
- Phumla Hall Home daycare
- Prairie Hills Base Program
- Primrose School of Thornton
- R
- Right at School at Achieve Academy
- Riverdale After School Program
- S
- Silver Creek Base Program
- Skyview Base Program
- St John's Early Learning Center
- Stellar Elementary Base Program
- Summer Griffin Home daycare
- Sweet Pea Center For Early Learning
- T
- Tarver Base Program
- The Learning Experience
- W
- Willowbrae Academy - Thornton
- Woodglen Base Program
Cost and help paying
What daycare costs in Thornton, and help paying for it
- Infant care at a center in Adams County, per week (2022)
- $392
- The Adams County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $246 a week.
- Preschool-age care at a center in Adams County, per week (2022)
- $271
- The Adams County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $222 a week.
- Head Start or Early Head Start center in Thornton
- 1
- 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 Thornton
- 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.
Questions
Questions
How many daycares that accept child care assistance are in Thornton?
52 daycares that accept child care assistance are listed in Thornton. 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 Colorado?
Apply through the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP), run by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood. It is for families that are working, searching for work, in school, homeless, or in substance use disorder treatment, and meet the income limits. Families in the Colorado Works program can also use it. 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 Colorado 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 Colorado?
Every listing here comes from the Colorado child care license records.