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Daycares in Lancaster, OH

Daycare centers and home daycares in Lancaster, 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 Lancaster
38
daycare centers
32
home daycares
6
State license recordsInspection record

All daycares in Lancaster

Showing 1 to 30 of 38

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

  1. Child care center

    Head Start

    5.0· 1 review

    1743 E Main St, Lancaster, OH

    No state license record matched yet
  2. Child care center

    Itsy Bitsy Daycare

    4.7· 16 reviews

    1051 Sugar Grove Rd Se, Lancaster, OH

    Opens before 7 AM
    2 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)
  3. Home daycare

    Kacy Baker

    Lancaster, OH 43130 · address shared with families

    Opens before 7 AM
    7 state visits · 15 rules cited (3 yrs)
  4. Home daycare

    Kristi Grumm

    Lancaster, OH 43130 · address shared with families

    Opens before 7 AMOpen after 7 PMWeekend hours
    5 state visits · 5 rules cited (3 yrs)
  5. Home daycare

    Linda Cornell

    Lancaster, OH 43130 · address shared with families

    5 state visits · 26 rules cited (3 yrs)
  6. Group home daycare

    Moss Day Care

    5.0· 5 reviews

    Lancaster, OH 43130 · address shared with families

    Opens before 7 AMOpen after 7 PMWeekend hours
    9 state visits · 46 rules cited (3 yrs)
  7. Group home daycare

    Rpm Learning Center

    3.0· 6 reviews

    Lancaster, OH 43130 · address shared with families

    6 state visits · 15 rules cited (3 yrs)
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State record

Inspection records in Lancaster

In the last 3 years, 30 of the 31 Lancaster 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.

Lancaster daycares by rules cited in the last 3 years
Rules cited, last 3 yearsDaycaresShare
No rules cited13%
1 to 2 rules26%
3 to 5 rules516%
6 to 10 rules516%
11 or more rules1858%

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

Cost

What daycare costs in Lancaster

Full-time infant care in Fairfield County has a median of $295 a week at a center and $200 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 18% 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

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

Before you enroll

Choosing a daycare in Lancaster

  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

    32 centers and 6 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 Lancaster

How many daycares are in Lancaster, OH?

38 daycares are listed in Lancaster: 32 child care centers and 6 home daycares. 7 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 Lancaster?

Full-time infant care in Fairfield 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 Lancaster 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.

Run a daycare in Lancaster?

Claim your listing to set your hours, post openings, add photos and reply to parent reviews.