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After-School Care in Gainesville, FL

Daycares for school-age children in Gainesville, with the ages each one serves, its hours and its state record.

daycares for school-age children in Gainesville
114
daycare centers
96
in-home daycares
18
take infants
77
State license records

All daycares for school-age children in Gainesville

Showing 1 to 30 of 114

Providers on paid plans are listed first, then those that say they pick up from school, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

  1. Before- and after-schoolSchool-age

    Girls Place

    4.4· 23 reviews

    2101 Nw 39th Ave, Gainesville, FL

    Says it picks up from schoolSchool-age onlyAccepts subsidy
  2. Child care centerSchool-age

    Oh To Be Kids

    4.6· 102 reviews

    7383 Sw 17th Rd, Gainesville, FL

    Says it picks up from schoolInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  3. Child care centerSchool-age

    A Child's Academy

    3.9· 83 reviews

    3401 Nw 34th St, Gainesville, FL

    Infants to school-ageMeals providedPosts tuition
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How this list is made: Gainesville daycares whose Florida record lists school-age children among the ages served. A daycare that serves school-age children may not run an after-school program every day; ask.

All 114 daycares for school-age children in Gainesville, A to Z

Cost

What daycare costs in Gainesville

Full-time infant care in Alachua County has a median of $250 a week at a center and $235 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 23% of the county's median household income. Each daycare sets its own price, so call to ask.

Infant

Center$250
Home daycare$235

Toddler

Center$183
Home daycare$130

Preschool

Center$160
Home daycare$130

Alachua County median, full time, per week. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022.

Before you enroll

Choosing after-school care in Gainesville

  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.

Questions

Questions

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

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

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.

Are these daycares licensed in Florida?

Every listing here comes from the Florida child care license records.