Affordable Daycare in North Dakota
Full-time care at a center costs a median of $209 a week for a baby and $177 for a preschooler in the middle North Dakota county (2022). Families who qualify can get help paying through the Child Care Assistance Program, and the daycares listed here accept it.
- daycares that accept child care assistance listed
- 19
- towns
- 11
- towns have their own affordable daycare page
- 2
- of all North Dakota daycares
- 5%
Map of North Dakota: each dot is a town with daycares that accept child care assistance, sized by how many are listed
Cost and help paying
What daycare costs in North Dakota, and help paying for it
- Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle North Dakota county (2022)
- $209
- The median of 53 county medians, from $195 in the lowest county to $240 in the highest.
- Preschool-age care at a center, per week, in the middle North Dakota county (2022)
- $177
- The median of 53 county medians, from $165 in the lowest county to $203 in the highest.
- Head Start or Early Head Start centers in North Dakota
- 39
- Free for children from birth to 5 in families who qualify, by income or because they receive public assistance.
North Dakota
Largest towns for affordable daycare in North Dakota
Programs
Programs in North Dakota
Counts come from each daycare's name and what it says it offers; the state license list is not on DaycarePal yet. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.
| Program | Listed |
|---|---|
| All daycares | 395 |
| Take infants | 56 |
| Child care centers | 375 |
| Accept subsidy | 19 |
| In-home daycares | 20 |
| Christian & church daycares | 20 |
| Montessori schools | 17 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 62 |
| Early morning daycare | 70 |
| Part-time daycare | 21 |
| Drop-in daycare | 15 |
| Head Start | 39 |
The North Dakota license list
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Early Childhood Licensing licenses daycares in North Dakota. The North Dakota license list is not on DaycarePal yet.
- Listings
- From public business listings: the name, address, phone, website and hours each business publishes
- License
- No license record is matched to these listings yet; that does not mean a daycare is unlicensed
- Inspections
- Not on these listings; check the state's own search
Before you enroll
Paying for daycare in North Dakota
- 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.
North Dakota
Cost, inspections and ratios in North Dakota
A to Z
All 11 North Dakota towns with affordable daycare, A to Z
D1 town
- Dickinson1 accept assistance
F1 town
- Fargo6 accept assistance
G1 town
- Grand Forks1 accept assistance
H1 town
- Hazen1 accept assistance
M1 town
- Minot4 accept assistance
N1 town
- New Rockford1 accept assistance
V1 town
- Valley City1 accept assistance
W2 towns
- Wahpeton1 accept assistance
- West Fargo1 accept assistance
No town on this list matches. Check the spelling, or search by ZIP code above.
Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about affordable daycare in North Dakota
How many daycares that accept child care assistance are in North Dakota?
19 daycares that accept child care assistance are listed in 11 North Dakota towns. Accepting assistance says nothing about a daycare's own prices. A daycare without this tag may still accept assistance; ask.
Which North Dakota town has the most daycares that accept child care assistance?
Fargo, with 6 listed. Next are Minot (4) and Bismarck (1).
How do I apply for child care assistance in North Dakota?
Apply through the Child Care Assistance Program, run by the North Dakota Health and Human Services. It is for working families, or families in training or education programs, who need help paying for child care and meet the program rules. 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 North Dakota 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.
Who licenses daycares in North Dakota?
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Early Childhood Licensing licenses daycares in North Dakota. Its license list is not on DaycarePal yet, so the listings here come from public business listings and show no license or inspection record. Use the state's own search, linked on this page, to check a daycare's license.