School-age
After-School Care in Pennsylvania
Daycares for school-age children in Pennsylvania, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.
- daycares for school-age children listed
- 3,376
- towns
- 610
- towns have their own after-school care page
- 237
- of all Pennsylvania daycares
- 52%
Map of Pennsylvania: each dot is a town with daycares for school-age children, sized by how many are listed
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.
Pennsylvania
Largest towns for after-school care in Pennsylvania
Programs
Programs in Pennsylvania
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 | 6,471 |
| Take infants | 898 |
| Child care centers | 4,955 |
| Accept subsidy | 5,759 |
| In-home daycares | 1,516 |
| Christian & church daycares | 320 |
| Montessori schools | 131 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 1,317 |
| 24-hour daycare | 10 |
| Night daycare | 294 |
| Early morning daycare | 2,348 |
| Weekend daycare | 237 |
| Part-time daycare | 351 |
| Drop-in daycare | 63 |
| After-school care | 3,376 |
| Bilingual daycare | 45 |
| Head Start | 174 |
The Pennsylvania state record
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning licenses daycares in Pennsylvania.
- 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 2021
- Cited rules
- The inspector's finding, in the state's own words
- Corrections
- Correction dates as the state records them
Before you enroll
Choosing after-school care in Pennsylvania
- 1
Ask about school pickup
Ask whether it picks up from your child's school, and how.
- 2
Ask about school breaks
Ask whether it is open on school holidays, snow days and in summer.
- 3
Ask about homework time
Ask whether there is quiet time for homework and what else children do.
- 4
Check the license record
Open a listing for its state license, the ages it serves and the inspection record, where we hold them.
Pennsylvania
Cost, inspections and ratios in Pennsylvania
A to Z
All 610 Pennsylvania towns with after-school care, A to Z
A24 towns
- Abington6 school-age
- Adamstown1 school-age
- Akron2 school-age
- Albion1 school-age
- Albrightsville2 school-age
- Alburtis2 school-age
- Aliquippa14 school-age
- Allentown74 school-age
- Allison Park6 school-age
- Allport1 school-age
- Altoona16 school-age
- Alum Bank1 school-age
- Ambler7 school-age
- Ambridge2 school-age
- Annville2 school-age
- Apollo3 school-age
- Archbald1 school-age
- Ardmore2 school-age
- Aston3 school-age
- Atglen1 school-age
- Avella1 school-age
- Avis1 school-age
- Avoca1 school-age
- Avondale2 school-age
B57 towns
- Baden1 school-age
- Bainbridge1 school-age
- Bala Cynwyd4 school-age
- Bangor5 school-age
- Barto2 school-age
- Bartonsville1 school-age
- Bath1 school-age
- Beach Lake1 school-age
- Bear Creek Township1 school-age
- Beaver1 school-age
- Beaver Falls6 school-age
- Beaver Springs1 school-age
- Bedford3 school-age
- Bedminster1 school-age
- Belle Vernon1 school-age
- Bellefonte4 school-age
- Belleville1 school-age
- Bellevue2 school-age
- Bellwood2 school-age
- Bensalem14 school-age
- Bentleyville1 school-age
- Berlin2 school-age
- Bernville1 school-age
- Berwick2 school-age
- Berwyn1 school-age
- Bethel1 school-age
- Bethel Park4 school-age
- Bethlehem33 school-age
- Birdsboro4 school-age
- Blairsville1 school-age
- Blakeslee1 school-age
- Blanchard2 school-age
- Blandon1 school-age
- Blawnox1 school-age
- Bloomsburg6 school-age
- Blossburg1 school-age
- Blue Bell3 school-age
- Boiling Springs1 school-age
- Boyertown5 school-age
- Braddock6 school-age
- Bradford3 school-age
- Breinigsville1 school-age
- Bridgeport2 school-age
- Bridgeville2 school-age
- Bristol8 school-age
- Brockway1 school-age
- Brodheadsville3 school-age
- Brookhaven4 school-age
- Brookville3 school-age
- Broomall1 school-age
- Brownstown1 school-age
- Brownsville1 school-age
- Bryn Mawr1 school-age
- Buckingham1 school-age
- Burgettstown1 school-age
- Burnham1 school-age
- Butler6 school-age
C56 towns
- California1 school-age
- Camp Hill12 school-age
- Campbelltown2 school-age
- Canonsburg11 school-age
- Canton1 school-age
- Carbondale3 school-age
- Carlisle14 school-age
- Carmichaels1 school-age
- Carnegie6 school-age
- Catasaqua1 school-age
- Catasauqua2 school-age
- Center Valley2 school-age
- Centre Hall1 school-age
- Chadds Ford3 school-age
- Chalfont1 school-age
- Chambersburg11 school-age
- Cheltenham1 school-age
- Cherryville1 school-age
- Chester19 school-age
- Chester Springs2 school-age
- Cheswick1 school-age
- Choconut1 school-age
- Churchville1 school-age
- Clairton4 school-age
- Clarion3 school-age
- Clarks Green1 school-age
- Clarks Mills1 school-age
- Clarks Summit1 school-age
- Claysburg1 school-age
- Clearfield3 school-age
- Clifford Township1 school-age
- Clifton Heights5 school-age
- Coal Center1 school-age
- Coal Township2 school-age
- Coatesville8 school-age
- Cochranton1 school-age
- Cogan Station1 school-age
- Collegeville10 school-age
- Columbia2 school-age
- Conneaut Lake1 school-age
- Conneautville1 school-age
- Connellsville5 school-age
- Conshohocken3 school-age
- Conyngham1 school-age
- Coopersburg2 school-age
- Coplay3 school-age
- Coraopolis8 school-age
- Corry1 school-age
- Coudersport2 school-age
- Covington Township2 school-age
- Cranberry Township5 school-age
- Creamery1 school-age
- Cresco1 school-age
- Cresson2 school-age
- Croydon2 school-age
- Crum Lynne1 school-age
D23 towns
- Daisytown1 school-age
- Dallas2 school-age
- Dallas Township1 school-age
- Dallastown1 school-age
- Danville7 school-age
- Darby15 school-age
- Davidsville1 school-age
- Delmont1 school-age
- Denver1 school-age
- Devon2 school-age
- Dillsburg5 school-age
- Dingmans Ferry2 school-age
- Douglassville4 school-age
- Dover4 school-age
- Downingtown12 school-age
- Doylestown10 school-age
- Dresher2 school-age
- Drexel Hill11 school-age
- Drums2 school-age
- Du Bois3 school-age
- Duncannon3 school-age
- Dunmore3 school-age
- Duquesne7 school-age
E34 towns
- E Prospect1 school-age
- E Stroudsburg2 school-age
- Eagleville1 school-age
- East Greenville1 school-age
- East Mc Keesport3 school-age
- East Petersburg2 school-age
- East Pittsburgh1 school-age
- East Stroudsburg16 school-age
- Easton28 school-age
- Ebensburg3 school-age
- Edinboro3 school-age
- Edinburg1 school-age
- Edwardsville1 school-age
- Effort1 school-age
- Eighty Four1 school-age
- Elizabeth2 school-age
- Elizabethtown6 school-age
- Elizabethville1 school-age
- Elkins Park4 school-age
- Elkland1 school-age
- Ellwood City4 school-age
- Elton1 school-age
- Elverson2 school-age
- Elysburg2 school-age
- Emlenton1 school-age
- Emmaus4 school-age
- Emporium1 school-age
- Enola4 school-age
- Ephrata4 school-age
- Erie37 school-age
- Etters4 school-age
- Everett2 school-age
- Exeter3 school-age
- Exton4 school-age
F27 towns
- Fairfield1 school-age
- Fairless Hills9 school-age
- Fairview3 school-age
- Fawn Grove1 school-age
- Fayetteville1 school-age
- Feasterville Tre1 school-age
- Feasterville Trevose10 school-age
- Finleyville1 school-age
- Fleetville1 school-age
- Fleetwood3 school-age
- Flourtown1 school-age
- Folcroft3 school-age
- Folsom1 school-age
- Ford City2 school-age
- Forest City2 school-age
- Fort Washington4 school-age
- Fountain Hill3 school-age
- Frackville1 school-age
- Franconia1 school-age
- Franconia Township1 school-age
- Franklin3 school-age
- Frederick1 school-age
- Fredericksburg1 school-age
- Freedom1 school-age
- Freeland1 school-age
- Freeport1 school-age
- Furlong2 school-age
G20 towns
- Gallitzin1 school-age
- Gettysburg5 school-age
- Gibsonia4 school-age
- Gilbert1 school-age
- Gilbertsville3 school-age
- Girard1 school-age
- Gladwyne1 school-age
- Glen Mills2 school-age
- Glen Rock2 school-age
- Glenmoore1 school-age
- Glenolden3 school-age
- Glenshaw3 school-age
- Glenside4 school-age
- Grantville1 school-age
- Green Lane1 school-age
- Greencastle2 school-age
- Greensburg11 school-age
- Greentown1 school-age
- Greenville2 school-age
- Grove City1 school-age
H34 towns
- Halifax2 school-age
- Hallam1 school-age
- Hamburg2 school-age
- Hanover12 school-age
- Hanover Township2 school-age
- Harborcreek1 school-age
- Harleysville6 school-age
- Harrisburg64 school-age
- Harveys Lake1 school-age
- Hatboro5 school-age
- Hatfield4 school-age
- Haverford1 school-age
- Havertown6 school-age
- Hawley4 school-age
- Hazle Township8 school-age
- Hazleton8 school-age
- Hellertown2 school-age
- Hereford1 school-age
- Hermitage4 school-age
- Hershey7 school-age
- Hollidaysburg3 school-age
- Holmes1 school-age
- Homer City1 school-age
- Homestead9 school-age
- Honesdale3 school-age
- Honey Brook2 school-age
- Hookstown1 school-age
- Hopwood1 school-age
- Horsham3 school-age
- Houston1 school-age
- Hughesville2 school-age
- Hummelstown4 school-age
- Huntingdon1 school-age
- Huntingdon Valley5 school-age
J8 towns
- Jamison2 school-age
- Jeannette4 school-age
- Jefferson Township1 school-age
- Jenkintown4 school-age
- Jermyn3 school-age
- Jersey Shore5 school-age
- Johnstown14 school-age
- Jonestown1 school-age
K9 towns
- Kane1 school-age
- Kenhorst1 school-age
- Kennett Square5 school-age
- King Of Prussia7 school-age
- Kingston7 school-age
- Kittanning2 school-age
- Knox1 school-age
- Kresgeville1 school-age
- Kutztown3 school-age
L32 towns
- Lafayette Hill1 school-age
- Lake Ariel3 school-age
- Lake City3 school-age
- Lampeter1 school-age
- Lancaster48 school-age
- Landisburg1 school-age
- Landisville1 school-age
- Langhorne9 school-age
- Lansdale13 school-age
- Lansdowne13 school-age
- Lansford1 school-age
- Larimer1 school-age
- Latrobe2 school-age
- Lawrence1 school-age
- Lawrenceville1 school-age
- Lebanon8 school-age
- Leechburg3 school-age
- Leesport2 school-age
- Lehighton7 school-age
- Lemoyne2 school-age
- Levittown17 school-age
- Lewisberry1 school-age
- Lewisburg4 school-age
- Lewistown3 school-age
- Ligonier1 school-age
- Lilly1 school-age
- Lititz10 school-age
- Littlestown3 school-age
- Lock Haven5 school-age
- Lower Burrell1 school-age
- Luzerne2 school-age
- Lykens1 school-age
M57 towns
- Macungie6 school-age
- Malvern3 school-age
- Manchester1 school-age
- Manheim2 school-age
- Mansfield3 school-age
- Marcus Hook2 school-age
- Marietta3 school-age
- Martinsburg1 school-age
- Masontown1 school-age
- Mc Alisterville1 school-age
- Mc Connellsburg2 school-age
- Mc Donald2 school-age
- Mc Kean1 school-age
- Mc Kees Rocks9 school-age
- Mckeesport9 school-age
- Meadville4 school-age
- Mechanicsburg14 school-age
- Media5 school-age
- Mercer1 school-age
- Merion Station1 school-age
- Meyersdale1 school-age
- Middleburg1 school-age
- Middletown7 school-age
- Mifflinburg2 school-age
- Mifflinville1 school-age
- Milesburg1 school-age
- Milford2 school-age
- Mill Hall2 school-age
- Millersburg1 school-age
- Milton3 school-age
- Minersville1 school-age
- Mohnton3 school-age
- Monaca3 school-age
- Monessen2 school-age
- Monongahela3 school-age
- Monroeville14 school-age
- Montgomery2 school-age
- Montgomeryville3 school-age
- Montoursville3 school-age
- Montrose1 school-age
- Moosic2 school-age
- Morgantown2 school-age
- Morrisdale1 school-age
- Morrisville7 school-age
- Morton2 school-age
- Moscow2 school-age
- Mount Carmel1 school-age
- Mount Holly Springs3 school-age
- Mount Joy3 school-age
- Mount Pleasant2 school-age
- Mount Pocono1 school-age
- Mountain Top3 school-age
- Mountville1 school-age
- Muncy3 school-age
- Murrysville4 school-age
- Muse1 school-age
- Myerstown1 school-age
N28 towns
- N Wales1 school-age
- Nanticoke3 school-age
- Natrona Heights2 school-age
- Nazareth5 school-age
- New Bethlehem1 school-age
- New Brighton3 school-age
- New Castle14 school-age
- New Cumberland3 school-age
- New Florence1 school-age
- New Freedom1 school-age
- New Holland2 school-age
- New Hope1 school-age
- New Kensington6 school-age
- New Oxford1 school-age
- New Stanton1 school-age
- New Tripoli2 school-age
- Newport2 school-age
- Newtown5 school-age
- Newtown Square2 school-age
- Newville1 school-age
- Norristown20 school-age
- North East1 school-age
- North Versailles4 school-age
- North Wales4 school-age
- Northampton3 school-age
- Northern Cambria1 school-age
- Norvelt1 school-age
- Norwood3 school-age
O11 towns
P30 towns
- Palmerton4 school-age
- Palmyra2 school-age
- Paradise1 school-age
- Parkesburg2 school-age
- Pen Argyl3 school-age
- Penn Valley1 school-age
- Pennsburg2 school-age
- Perkasie5 school-age
- Philadelphia965 school-age
- Philipsburg3 school-age
- Phoenixville10 school-age
- Pine Grove3 school-age
- Pitcairn1 school-age
- Pittsburgh169 school-age
- Pittston3 school-age
- Plains2 school-age
- Pleasant Gap1 school-age
- Plumsteadville1 school-age
- Plymouth1 school-age
- Plymouth Meeting4 school-age
- Pocono Pines1 school-age
- Pocono Summit1 school-age
- Port Carbon1 school-age
- Port Matilda2 school-age
- Pottstown23 school-age
- Pottsville2 school-age
- Primos2 school-age
- Prospect1 school-age
- Pulaski1 school-age
- Punxsutawney2 school-age
Q2 towns
- Quakertown6 school-age
- Quarryville3 school-age
R12 towns
- Reading68 school-age
- Red Hill1 school-age
- Red Lion3 school-age
- Renfrew1 school-age
- Richboro3 school-age
- Ridgway1 school-age
- Roaring Spring2 school-age
- Rochester1 school-age
- Rochester Twp1 school-age
- Rostraver Township2 school-age
- Royersford14 school-age
- Rural Valley1 school-age
S51 towns
- Sadsburyville1 school-age
- Saegertown1 school-age
- Saint Marys2 school-age
- Salix1 school-age
- Sarver3 school-age
- Saxonburg2 school-age
- Sayre1 school-age
- Schnecksville3 school-age
- Schuylkill Haven4 school-age
- Schwenksville3 school-age
- Scottdale2 school-age
- Scranton18 school-age
- Selinsgrove4 school-age
- Sellersville5 school-age
- Seneca1 school-age
- Sewickley4 school-age
- Shade Gap1 school-age
- Sharon2 school-age
- Sharon Hill4 school-age
- Shavertown3 school-age
- Shenandoah1 school-age
- Shermans Dale1 school-age
- Shillington1 school-age
- Shippensburg1 school-age
- Shrewsbury3 school-age
- Sidman1 school-age
- Sipesville1 school-age
- Slatington2 school-age
- Slippery Rock2 school-age
- Smithfield1 school-age
- Somerset4 school-age
- Souderton3 school-age
- South Abington Township1 school-age
- South Park4 school-age
- Southampton13 school-age
- Spring City2 school-age
- Spring Grove2 school-age
- Spring House1 school-age
- Spring Mills2 school-age
- Springfield5 school-age
- State College13 school-age
- Steelton2 school-age
- Stevens1 school-age
- Stewartstown2 school-age
- Strasburg1 school-age
- Stroudsburg7 school-age
- Sugarloaf1 school-age
- Summit Hill1 school-age
- Sunbury3 school-age
- Swarthmore1 school-age
- Swoyersville1 school-age
T25 towns
- Tamaqua5 school-age
- Tarentum4 school-age
- Taylor1 school-age
- Telford1 school-age
- Temple3 school-age
- Thorndale2 school-age
- Throop1 school-age
- Tioga1 school-age
- Titusville2 school-age
- Tobyhanna2 school-age
- Topton1 school-age
- Toughkenamon2 school-age
- Towanda3 school-age
- Townville1 school-age
- Trafford2 school-age
- Trappe2 school-age
- Tremont1 school-age
- Trevose1 school-age
- Trexlertown2 school-age
- Troy2 school-age
- Trumbauersville1 school-age
- Tunkhannock2 school-age
- Turbotville1 school-age
- Turtle Creek2 school-age
- Tyrone4 school-age
U5 towns
- Union City1 school-age
- Uniontown11 school-age
- Unionville1 school-age
- Upper Chichester3 school-age
- Upper Darby29 school-age
V4 towns
- Vandergrift2 school-age
- Venetia1 school-age
- Verona7 school-age
- Villanova1 school-age
W50 towns
- W Chester1 school-age
- Wallingford3 school-age
- Walnut Bottom1 school-age
- Walnutport3 school-age
- Warminster10 school-age
- Warren4 school-age
- Warrendale1 school-age
- Warrington6 school-age
- Washington8 school-age
- Washington Boro1 school-age
- Waterford1 school-age
- Watsontown2 school-age
- Waymart1 school-age
- Wayne5 school-age
- Waynesboro8 school-age
- Waynesburg1 school-age
- Weatherly1 school-age
- Wellsboro3 school-age
- Wellsville1 school-age
- Wernersville2 school-age
- West Chester17 school-age
- West Grove3 school-age
- West Hazleton2 school-age
- West Lawn2 school-age
- West Mifflin4 school-age
- West Newton2 school-age
- West Norriton7 school-age
- West Sunbury1 school-age
- West View1 school-age
- Westfield2 school-age
- Wexford3 school-age
- White Oak1 school-age
- Whitehall14 school-age
- Wilkes Barre13 school-age
- Wilkinsburg1 school-age
- Williamsport12 school-age
- Willow Grove7 school-age
- Willow Street2 school-age
- Wilmerding1 school-age
- Wind Gap2 school-age
- Windber3 school-age
- Womelsdorf1 school-age
- Woodbury1 school-age
- Woodland1 school-age
- Woodlyn2 school-age
- Wrightsville1 school-age
- Wyalusing1 school-age
- Wyncote2 school-age
- Wynnewood1 school-age
- Wyoming1 school-age
Y6 towns
- Yardley6 school-age
- York32 school-age
- York New Salem1 school-age
- York Springs1 school-age
- Youngsville1 school-age
- Youngwood1 school-age
Z2 towns
- Zelienople1 school-age
- Zieglerville1 school-age
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Questions
Questions about after-school care in Pennsylvania
How many daycares for school-age children are in Pennsylvania?
3,376 daycares for school-age children are listed in 610 Pennsylvania towns. A daycare that serves school-age children may not run an after-school program every day; ask.
Which Pennsylvania town has the most daycares for school-age children?
Philadelphia, with 965 listed. Next are Pittsburgh (169) and Allentown (74).
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 Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning licenses daycares in Pennsylvania. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.