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Daycares in Lexington, KY

Daycare centers and home daycares in Lexington, by ZIP code, with the ages each one serves, its hours and, where Kentucky publishes them, its inspection records. Some come from public business listings, with no Kentucky license record matched yet.

daycares in Lexington
204
daycare centers
184
home daycares
20
take infants
93
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All daycares in Lexington

Showing 1 to 30 of 204

Providers on paid plans are listed first, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

  5. Home daycare

    Angela Shaw

    Lexington, KY 40503 · address shared with families

    Accepts subsidy
    3 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  9. Child care center

    Beyond the Bell

    2585 Liberty Rd., Lexington, KY

    School-age onlyAccepts subsidy
    2 state visits · 18 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  15. Child care centerInfants

    Carrie's Place

    400 Breckenridge St., Lexington, KY

    Infants to toddlersAccepts subsidy
    3 state visits · 15 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  17. Child care centerInfants

    Center For Children

    4.9· 11 reviews

    500 Park Place, Lexington, KY

    Infants to preschoolAccepts subsidyPre-K
    29 state visits · 9 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  21. Child care centerInfants

    Childcare Network #258

    3.7· 69 reviews

    1748 Alysheba Way, Lexington, KY

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidyPre-K
    3 state visits · 20 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  27. Home daycare

    Clara Haddix

    Lexington, KY 40509 · address shared with families

    Accepts subsidy
    1 state visit · 10 rules cited (3 yrs)
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All 204 Lexington daycares, A to Z

State record

Inspection records in Lexington

In the last 3 years, 163 of the 183 Lexington daycares with a state license record had at least one rule cited by Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. A cited rule is a finding on the day of a visit, not a judgement of the daycare today. Each listing shows its visits in the state's own words.

Lexington daycares by rules cited in the last 3 years
Rules cited, last 3 yearsDaycaresShare
No rules cited2011%
1 to 2 rules179%
3 to 5 rules116%
6 to 10 rules3217%
11 or more rules10356%

A distribution, not a ranking. Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

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Cost

What daycare costs in Lexington

Full-time infant care in Fayette County has a median of $184 a week at a center and $132 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$184
Home daycare$132

Toddler

Center$156
Home daycare$132

Preschool

Center$156
Home daycare$132

Fayette County median, full time, per week. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022.

Programs

Programs in Lexington

Infant daycare93Home daycares20Christian daycares19Montessori9Preschools & pre-K132Head Start10After-school care122Affordable daycare157Part-time daycare15Early morning daycare35

Nearby

Daycares in nearby towns

Nicholasville28 daycares · 11 miVersailles15 daycares · 13 miGeorgetown26 daycares · 13 miMidway1 daycare · 13 miWilmore3 daycares · 14 miWinchester23 daycares · 16 miParis16 daycares · 17 miLawerenceburg1 daycare · 21 mi

Before you enroll

Choosing a daycare in Lexington

  1. 1

    Check the license first

    Most listings show their Kentucky license and the state's visits; where no license record is matched yet, the listing says so. Read the most recent visits before you call.

  2. 2

    Infant care

    93 Lexington daycares take infants. Ask about the waitlist, how many babies each caregiver has and safe sleep.

  3. 3

    Visit before you enroll

    Go during the day, watch a room at work and bring your questions. Ask to see the most recent inspection report.

Questions

Questions about daycare in Lexington

How many daycares are in Lexington, KY?

204 daycares are listed in Lexington: 184 child care centers and 20 home daycares, across 13 ZIP codes. 21 of them come from public business listings, with no Kentucky license record matched yet. Use the filters above to narrow the list by age, hours or program.

How many Lexington daycares take infants?

93 Lexington daycares take infants, by the state record. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask when you call.

Do Lexington daycares accept child care subsidies?

Yes, 157 Lexington daycares accept child care subsidies, by the state record or their own description. Ask each one whether it has a spot for a child paid by a subsidy right now.

How much does daycare cost in Lexington?

Full-time infant care in Fayette County has a median of $184 a week at a center and $132 at a home daycare (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022). Ask each daycare for its current rates.

Can I see a Lexington daycare's inspection record?

Yes. Each listing shows the visits Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services published and every cited rule in the state's words, with the date it was corrected where the state gives one.

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