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Daycares in South Dakota

Child care centers and home daycares in South Dakota, 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
698
towns
137
take infants
43
accept subsidy
8

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

South Dakota

Largest towns in South Dakota

Sioux Falls200 daycaresRapid City60 daycaresBrookings27 daycaresAberdeen20 daycaresYankton16 daycaresBrandon15 daycaresMitchell15 daycaresPierre14 daycaresWatertown13 daycaresHarrisburg11 daycaresMadison11 daycaresSpearfish11 daycares

Programs

Programs in South Dakota

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 infants43
Child care centers421
Accept subsidy8
In-home daycares277
Christian & church daycares41
Montessori schools6
Preschools & pre-K46
Early morning daycare63
Part-time daycare14
Drop-in daycare10
After-school care120

The South Dakota state record

South Dakota Department of Social Services, Office of Licensing and Accreditation licenses daycares in South Dakota.

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
Every visit the state publishes back to 2022
Cited rules
Each cited rule, in the state's own wording
Search the South Dakota state records

South Dakota

Cost, inspections and ratios in South Dakota

Daycare cost in South DakotaWeekly prices by age and countyWhat South Dakota inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in South DakotaHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for South DakotaQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 137 South Dakota towns, A to Z

A5 towns
B13 towns
C10 towns
D6 towns
E5 towns
F8 towns
G5 towns
H12 towns
I1 town
J1 town
K1 town
L6 towns
M14 towns
N4 towns
P8 towns
R3 towns
S10 towns
T4 towns
V5 towns
W15 towns
Y1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Minnesota7,811 daycaresIowa3,122 daycaresNebraska2,629 daycaresMontana1,163 daycaresWyoming486 daycaresNorth Dakota395 daycares

Questions

Questions about daycare in South Dakota

How many daycares are in South Dakota?

698 daycares are listed across 137 South Dakota towns: 421 child care centers and 277 home daycares.

Who licenses daycares in South Dakota?

South Dakota Department of Social Services, Office of Licensing and Accreditation licenses daycares in South Dakota. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.

How many South Dakota daycares take infants?

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

How many South Dakota daycares accept child care subsidies?

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