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Daycares in Minnesota

Child care centers and home daycares in Minnesota, 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
7,811
towns
645
take infants
484
accept subsidy
181

Map of Minnesota: each dot is a town with daycares, sized by how many are listed

Minnesota

Largest towns in Minnesota

Minneapolis383 daycaresSaint Paul287 daycaresRochester227 daycaresDuluth115 daycaresMoorhead92 daycaresWoodbury89 daycaresSaint Cloud87 daycaresBemidji80 daycaresMaple Grove79 daycaresEagan76 daycaresShakopee76 daycaresAlexandria75 daycares

Programs

Programs in Minnesota

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
Take infants484
Child care centers2,391
Accept subsidy181
In-home daycares5,420
Christian & church daycares274
Montessori schools148
Preschools & pre-K674
Early morning daycare505
Part-time daycare231
Drop-in daycare47
Bilingual daycare66
Head Start181

The Minnesota state record

Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families licenses daycares in Minnesota.

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
On the state's own site; each listing links to it
Search the Minnesota state records

Minnesota

Cost, inspections and ratios in Minnesota

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

A to Z

All 645 Minnesota towns, A to Z

A29 towns
B59 towns
C55 towns
D23 towns
E29 towns
F23 towns
G32 towns
H43 towns
I7 towns
J4 towns
K12 towns
L42 towns
M53 towns
N24 towns
O17 towns
P25 towns
R32 towns
S59 towns
T15 towns
U3 towns
V11 towns
W45 towns
Z3 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

Wisconsin4,607 daycaresIowa3,122 daycaresSouth Dakota698 daycaresNorth Dakota395 daycares

Questions

Questions about daycare in Minnesota

How many daycares are in Minnesota?

7,811 daycares are listed across 645 Minnesota towns: 2,391 child care centers and 5,420 home daycares.

Who licenses daycares in Minnesota?

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

How many Minnesota daycares take infants?

484, by the state record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

How many Minnesota daycares accept child care subsidies?

181 are listed as accepting subsidies. Ask each one whether it has a subsidy spot open now.