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After-School Care in Alaska

Daycares for school-age children in Alaska, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.

daycares for school-age children listed
372
towns
33
towns have their own after-school care page
15
of all Alaska daycares
99%

Map of Alaska: each dot is a town with daycares for school-age children, sized by how many are listed

School-age
What puts a daycare on this listThe state record lists school-age children among the ages it serves.A daycare that serves school-age children may not run an after-school program every day; ask.

Alaska

Largest towns for after-school care in Alaska

Anchorage172 school-ageFairbanks41 school-ageWasilla31 school-ageJuneau19 school-ageKodiak12 school-ageNorth Pole12 school-ageEagle River11 school-ageKenai10 school-agePalmer10 school-ageKetchikan7 school-ageSitka7 school-ageHomer6 school-age

Programs

Programs in Alaska

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 daycares377
Take infants259
Child care centers207
Accept subsidy334
In-home daycares170
Christian & church daycares11
Montessori schools18
Preschools & pre-K333
Early morning daycare20
Part-time daycare16
After-school care372
Head Start15

The Alaska state record

Alaska Department of Health, Child Care Program Office licenses daycares in Alaska.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
On the state's own site; each listing links to it
Search the Alaska state records

Before you enroll

Choosing after-school care in Alaska

  1. 1

    Ask about school pickup

    Ask whether it picks up from your child's school, and how.

  2. 2

    Ask about school breaks

    Ask whether it is open on school holidays, snow days and in summer.

  3. 3

    Ask about homework time

    Ask whether there is quiet time for homework and what else children do.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

    Open a listing for its state license, the ages it serves and the inspection record, where we hold them.

Alaska

Cost, inspections and ratios in Alaska

Daycare cost in AlaskaWeekly prices by age and countyStaff-to-child ratios in AlaskaHow many children each adult may care forDaycare tour checklistQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 33 Alaska towns with after-school care, A to Z

A2 towns
B1 town
C2 towns
D1 town
E1 town
F1 town
G2 towns
H4 towns
J1 town
K4 towns
N4 towns
P2 towns
S5 towns
T1 town
V1 town
W1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Washington2,218 school-age

Questions

Questions about after-school care in Alaska

How many daycares for school-age children are in Alaska?

372 daycares for school-age children are listed in 33 Alaska towns. A daycare that serves school-age children may not run an after-school program every day; ask.

Which Alaska town has the most daycares for school-age children?

Anchorage, with 172 listed. Next are Fairbanks (41) and Wasilla (31).

Do these daycares pick children up from school?

Some do. Ask whether it picks up from your child's school, how, and what it costs.

Who licenses daycares in Alaska?

Alaska Department of Health, Child Care Program Office licenses daycares in Alaska. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.