Skip to content
DaycarePal
School-age

After-School Care in Washington

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

daycares for school-age children listed
2,218
towns
228
towns have their own after-school care page
118
of all Washington daycares
89%

Map of Washington: 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.

Washington

Largest towns for after-school care in Washington

Seattle312 school-ageSpokane99 school-ageVancouver93 school-ageBellevue89 school-ageTacoma89 school-ageYakima54 school-ageBellingham50 school-agePuyallup50 school-ageEverett41 school-ageLynnwood40 school-ageRedmond39 school-ageBothell36 school-age

Programs

Programs in Washington

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 daycares2,500
Take infants752
Child care centers2,500
Accept subsidy138
In-home daycaresNone listed
Christian & church daycares163
Montessori schools184
Preschools & pre-K1,678
Early morning daycare338
Part-time daycare160
Drop-in daycare60
After-school care2,218
Bilingual daycare79
Head Start120

The Washington state record

Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families licenses daycares in Washington.

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 Washington state records

Before you enroll

Choosing after-school care in Washington

  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.

Washington

Cost, inspections and ratios in Washington

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

A to Z

All 228 Washington towns with after-school care, A to Z

A7 towns
B18 towns
C23 towns
D7 towns
E11 towns
F10 towns
G6 towns
H2 towns
I2 towns
J1 town
K9 towns
L18 towns
M20 towns
N8 towns
O10 towns
P12 towns
Q1 town
R11 towns
S22 towns
T10 towns
U2 towns
V4 towns
W12 towns
Y2 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

Oregon1,972 daycaresIdaho924 daycares

Questions

Questions about after-school care in Washington

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

2,218 daycares for school-age children are listed in 228 Washington towns. A daycare that serves school-age children may not run an after-school program every day; ask.

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

Seattle, with 312 listed. Next are Spokane (99) and Vancouver (93).

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 Washington?

Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families licenses daycares in Washington. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.