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Daycares in Defiance, OH

Daycare centers and home daycares in Defiance, 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 Defiance
21
daycare centers
18
home daycares
3
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All daycares in Defiance

Showing 1 to 21 of 21

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  10. Child care center

    HDC Hopkins

    4.4· 66 reviews

    121 Hopkins St, Defiance, OH

    Opens before 7 AM
    2 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)
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  11. Child care center

    HDC Jefferson

    4.9· 77 reviews

    1700 Jefferson Ave, Defiance, OH

    Opens before 7 AM
    3 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  12. Child care center

    Head Start

    3.3· 3 reviews

    1933 E 2nd St, Defiance, OH

    Meals provided
    No state license record matched yet
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  15. Group home daycare

    Kay Guilford

    Defiance, OH 43512 · address shared with families

    5 state visits · 16 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  19. Group home daycare

    Tiffani Walters

    Defiance, OH 43512 · address shared with families

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

    Whitney A. Willison

    Defiance, OH 43512 · address shared with families

    5 state visits · 5 rules cited (3 yrs)
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State record

Inspection records in Defiance

In the last 3 years, 15 of the 20 Defiance 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.

Defiance daycares by rules cited in the last 3 years
Rules cited, last 3 yearsDaycaresShare
No rules cited525%
1 to 2 rules315%
3 to 5 rules630%
6 to 10 rules00%
11 or more rules630%

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

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Cost

What daycare costs in Defiance

Full-time infant care in Defiance County has a median of $295 a week at a center and $200 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 22% 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

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

Programs

Programs in Defiance

Home daycares3Preschools & pre-K4Early morning daycare7

Nearby

Daycares in nearby towns

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Before you enroll

Choosing a daycare in Defiance

  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

    18 centers and 3 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 Defiance

How many daycares are in Defiance, OH?

21 daycares are listed in Defiance: 18 child care centers and 3 home daycares. 1 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 Defiance?

Full-time infant care in Defiance 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 Defiance 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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