After-School Care in South Dakota
Daycares for school-age children in South Dakota, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.
- daycares for school-age children listed
- 120
- towns
- 58
- towns have their own after-school care page
- 6
- of all South Dakota daycares
- 17%
Map of South Dakota: each dot is a town with daycares for school-age children, sized by how many are listed
South Dakota
Largest towns for after-school care in South Dakota
Programs
Programs in South Dakota
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 | 698 |
| Take infants | 43 |
| Child care centers | 421 |
| Accept subsidy | 8 |
| In-home daycares | 277 |
| Christian & church daycares | 41 |
| Montessori schools | 6 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 46 |
| Early morning daycare | 63 |
| Part-time daycare | 14 |
| Drop-in daycare | 10 |
| After-school care | 120 |
The South Dakota state record
South Dakota Department of Social Services, Office of Licensing and Accreditation licenses daycares in South Dakota.
- 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 2022
- Cited rules
- Each cited rule, in the state's own wording
Before you enroll
Choosing after-school care in South Dakota
- 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.
South Dakota
Cost, inspections and ratios in South Dakota
A to Z
All 58 South Dakota towns with after-school care, A to Z
B9 towns
- Baltic1 school-age
- Beresford1 school-age
- Big Stone City1 school-age
- Black Hawk1 school-age
- Box Elder1 school-age
- Brandon3 school-age
- Britton1 school-age
- Brookings6 school-age
- Burke1 school-age
C4 towns
- Canton1 school-age
- Centerville1 school-age
- Chamberlain1 school-age
- Custer1 school-age
D2 towns
- Deadwood1 school-age
- Dell Rapids1 school-age
E3 towns
- Edgemont1 school-age
- Ellsworth AFB1 school-age
- Eureka1 school-age
F1 town
- Fort Pierre1 school-age
H4 towns
- Harrisburg3 school-age
- Hartford1 school-age
- Howard1 school-age
- Huron1 school-age
L3 towns
- Lake Andes1 school-age
- Lake Preston1 school-age
- Lennox1 school-age
M6 towns
R2 towns
- Rapid City10 school-age
- Redfield1 school-age
S5 towns
- Salem1 school-age
- Sioux Falls39 school-age
- Sisseton1 school-age
- Spearfish3 school-age
- Summit1 school-age
T1 town
- Tea2 school-age
V1 town
- Volga1 school-age
W9 towns
Y1 town
- Yankton2 school-age
No town on this list matches. Check the spelling, or search by ZIP code above.
Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about after-school care in South Dakota
How many daycares for school-age children are in South Dakota?
120 daycares for school-age children are listed in 58 South Dakota towns. A daycare that serves school-age children may not run an after-school program every day; ask.
Which South Dakota town has the most daycares for school-age children?
Sioux Falls, with 39 listed. Next are Rapid City (10) and Brookings (6).
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 South Dakota?
South Dakota Department of Social Services, Office of Licensing and Accreditation licenses daycares in South Dakota. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.