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Daycares in Dayton, OH

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

daycares in Dayton
237
daycare centers
183
home daycares
54
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All daycares in Dayton

Showing 1 to 30 of 237

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

  10. Group home daycare

    Amaysing Kids Academy

    Dayton, OH 45406 · address shared with families

    6 state visits · 51 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  14. Home daycare

    Aunty Nina's

    Dayton, OH 45405 · address shared with families

    9 state visits · 19 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  16. Home daycare

    Betty Murphy

    Dayton, OH 45417 · address shared with families

    8 state visits · 41 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  21. Home daycare

    Brilliant Youth Academy

    Dayton, OH 45404 · address shared with families

    Opens before 7 AM
    4 state visits · 31 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  23. Group home daycare

    Bundles of Joy Childcare

    3.5· 8 reviews

    Dayton, OH 45406 · address shared with families

    Opens before 7 AM
    7 state visits · 20 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  26. Home daycare

    CAPS

    Dayton, OH 45459 · address shared with families

    Opens before 7 AMOpen after 7 PM
    2 state visits · 24 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  27. Child care center

    Cardinal Academy

    5.0· 4 reviews

    1489 Old Spring Valley Court, Dayton, OH

    Opens before 7 AM
    4 state visits · 14 rules cited (3 yrs)
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All 237 Dayton daycares, A to Z

State record

Inspection records in Dayton

In the last 3 years, 172 of the 176 Dayton daycares with a state license record had at least one rule cited by Ohio Department of Children and Youth. 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.

Dayton daycares by rules cited in the last 3 years
Rules cited, last 3 yearsDaycaresShare
No rules cited42%
1 to 2 rules63%
3 to 5 rules1710%
6 to 10 rules3118%
11 or more rules11867%

A distribution, not a ranking. Source: Ohio Department of Children and Youth.

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Cost

What daycare costs in Dayton

Full-time infant care in Montgomery County has a median of $295 a week at a center and $200 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 25% of the county's median household income. Each daycare sets its own price, so call to ask.

Infant

Center$295
Home daycare$200

Toddler

Center$265
Home daycare$190

Preschool

Center$232
Home daycare$175

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

Programs

Programs in Dayton

Home daycares54Christian daycares8Montessori3Preschools & pre-K19Head Start10Weekend daycare16Night daycare33Early morning daycare80

Nearby

Daycares in nearby towns

Trotwood13 daycares · 5 miRiverside8 daycares · 5 miMoraine3 daycares · 6 miBeavervreek1 daycare · 7 miKettering31 daycares · 7 miEnglewood11 daycares · 7 miHuber Heights19 daycares · 7 miW. Carrollton1 daycare · 8 mi

Before you enroll

Choosing a daycare in Dayton

  1. 1

    Check the license first

    Most listings show their Ohio 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

    Center or home

    183 centers and 54 home daycares. Homes care for smaller groups in the provider's home; their street addresses are not shown here.

  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 Dayton

How many daycares are in Dayton, OH?

237 daycares are listed in Dayton: 183 child care centers and 54 home daycares, across 25 ZIP codes. 61 of them come from public business listings, with no Ohio license record matched yet. Use the filters above to narrow the list by age, hours or program.

How much does daycare cost in Dayton?

Full-time infant care in Montgomery County has a median of $295 a week at a center and $200 at a home daycare (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022). Ask each daycare for its current rates.

Can I see a Dayton daycare's inspection record?

Yes. Each listing shows the visits Ohio Department of Children and Youth 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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