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After-School Care in Hickory, NC

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

daycares for school-age children in Hickory
36
daycare centers
30
in-home daycares
6
take infants
21
State license records

All daycares for school-age children in Hickory

Showing 1 to 30 of 36

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. Home daycareSchool-age

    Bizzee Bit's Home Childcare

    Hickory, NC 28602 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    6 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  2. Child care centerSchool-age

    Children's Academy I

    3.8· 28 reviews

    411 10th Ave Drive N E, Hickory, NC

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    11 state visits · 27 rules cited (3 yrs)
  3. Home daycareSchool-age

    Little Lambs Childcare

    5.0· 1 review

    Hickory, NC 28602 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    8 state visits · 7 rules cited (3 yrs)
  4. Home daycareSchool-age

    Little Lambs Childcare #2

    5.0· 1 review

    Hickory, NC 28602 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    7 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)
  5. Home daycareSchool-age

    Martha's Day Care Home

    Hickory, NC 28602 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    6 state visits · 3 rules cited (3 yrs)
  6. Child care centerSchool-age

    Northlakes Academy

    4.2· 17 reviews

    5638 Grace Chapel Road, Hickory, NC

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    12 state visits · 18 rules cited (3 yrs)
  7. Child care centerSchool-age

    Ray Childers Pre-K

    1183 Cape Hickory Road, Hickory, NC

    Preschool to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    8 state visits · 17 rules cited (3 yrs)
  8. Home daycareSchool-age

    Shining Stars

    Hickory, NC 28601 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    8 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
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How this list is made: Hickory daycares whose North Carolina 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.

Cost

What daycare costs in Hickory

Full-time infant care in Catawba County has a median of $183 a week at a center and $172 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 15% of the county's median household income. Each daycare sets its own price, so call to ask.

Infant

Center$183
Home daycare$172

Toddler

Center$142
Home daycare$136

Preschool

Center$109
Home daycare$133

Catawba 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 Hickory

  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 Hickory?

36 daycares for school-age children are listed in Hickory. 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 North Carolina?

Every listing here comes from the North Carolina child care license records.