Affordable Daycare in Nevada
Full-time care at a center costs a median of $184 a week for a baby and $150 for a preschooler in the middle Nevada county (2022). Families who qualify can get help paying through the Child Care and Development Program, and the daycares listed here accept it.
- daycares that accept child care assistance listed
- 18
- towns
- 6
- towns have their own affordable daycare page
- 3
- of all Nevada daycares
- 3%
Map of Nevada: 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 Nevada, and help paying for it
- Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Nevada county (2022)
- $184
- The median of 17 county medians, from $159 in the lowest county to $276 in the highest.
- Preschool-age care at a center, per week, in the middle Nevada county (2022)
- $150
- The median of 17 county medians, from $149 in the lowest county to $229 in the highest.
- Head Start or Early Head Start centers in Nevada
- 41
- Free for children from birth to 5 in families who qualify, by income or because they receive public assistance.
Nevada
Largest towns for affordable daycare in Nevada
Programs
Programs in Nevada
Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.
| Program | Listed |
|---|---|
| All daycares | 587 |
| Take infants | 120 |
| Child care centers | 431 |
| Accept subsidy | 18 |
| In-home daycares | 156 |
| Christian & church daycares | 57 |
| Montessori schools | 21 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 165 |
| Early morning daycare | 146 |
| Part-time daycare | 52 |
| Drop-in daycare | 15 |
| Head Start | 41 |
The Nevada state record
Nevada Division of Social Services, Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Nevada.
- License list
- The state's public list of licensed child care
- Ages served
- On some licenses only; elsewhere shown where the daycare gives them
- Inspections
- Every visit the state publishes back to 2015
- Cited rules
- Each cited rule, in the state's own wording
Before you enroll
Paying for daycare in Nevada
- 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.
Nevada
Cost, inspections and ratios in Nevada
A to Z
All 6 Nevada towns with affordable daycare, A to Z
G1 town
- Gardnerville1 accept assistance
H1 town
- Henderson4 accept assistance
L1 town
- Las Vegas6 accept assistance
N1 town
- North Las Vegas2 accept assistance
R1 town
- Reno3 accept assistance
S1 town
- Sparks2 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 Nevada
How many daycares that accept child care assistance are in Nevada?
18 daycares that accept child care assistance are listed in 6 Nevada towns. Accepting assistance says nothing about a daycare's own prices. A daycare without this tag may still accept assistance; ask.
Which Nevada town has the most daycares that accept child care assistance?
Las Vegas, with 6 listed. Next are Henderson (4) and Reno (3).
How do I apply for child care assistance in Nevada?
Apply through the Child Care and Development Program, run by the Nevada Division of Social Services. 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 Nevada 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 Nevada?
Nevada Division of Social Services, Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Nevada. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.