Daycares in District of Columbia
Child care centers and home daycares in District of Columbia, town by town, with the ages each one serves, its hours and, where the state publishes it, its inspection record. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.
- daycares listed
- 452
- town
- 1
- take infants
- 339
- accept subsidy
- 29
Map of District of Columbia: each dot is a town with daycares, sized by how many are listed
District of Columbia
Largest towns in District of Columbia
Programs
Programs in District of Columbia
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 |
|---|---|
| Take infants | 339 |
| Child care centers | 362 |
| Accept subsidy | 29 |
| In-home daycares | 90 |
| Christian & church daycares | 17 |
| Montessori schools | 31 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 347 |
| Night daycare | 31 |
| Early morning daycare | 76 |
| Part-time daycare | 25 |
| Drop-in daycare | 11 |
| After-school care | 99 |
| Bilingual daycare | 55 |
| Head Start | 39 |
The District of Columbia state record
Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Division of Early Learning licenses daycares in District of Columbia.
- License list
- The state's public list of licensed child care
- Ages served
- The ages on each license
- Inspections
- Every visit the state publishes back to 2023
- Cited rules
- Each cited rule, in the state's own wording
- Corrections
- Correction dates as the state records them
District of Columbia
Cost, inspections and ratios in District of Columbia
A to Z
The one District of Columbia town
W1 town
- Washington452 daycares
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Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about daycare in District of Columbia
How many daycares are in District of Columbia?
452 daycares are listed across 1 District of Columbia town: 362 child care centers and 90 home daycares.
Who licenses daycares in District of Columbia?
Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Division of Early Learning licenses daycares in District of Columbia. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.
How many District of Columbia daycares take infants?
339, by the state record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.
How many District of Columbia daycares accept child care subsidies?
29 are listed as accepting subsidies. Ask each one whether it has a subsidy spot open now.