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Drop-In Daycare Near Me

Daycares that offer drop-in care across 49 states and DC. Search your town to see each one's hours, ages and, where we hold it, the state record.

daycares that offer drop-in care
1,785
states
49
in Texas
230
in Houston, TX
32

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What puts a daycare on this listIt says it offers drop-in or hourly care, without a regular schedule.This list comes from what daycares say they offer. So far it covers 49 states and DC, and it grows as we add more.A daycare not on this list may still take drop-ins; ask.

By state

Drop-in daycare by state

Pick a state on the map or in the list to see its towns, A to Z.

Map of US states shaded by number of listings. The list of states below links to each state page.

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Alabama19Alaska4Arizona31Arkansas13California202Connecticut21Delaware9District of Columbia11Florida116Georgia88Hawaii3Idaho11Illinois35Indiana14Iowa17Kansas18Kentucky12Louisiana10Maine4Maryland24Massachusetts39Michigan56Minnesota47Mississippi12Missouri17Montana21Nebraska27Nevada15New Hampshire7New Jersey68New Mexico12New York98North Carolina37North Dakota15Ohio13Oklahoma10Oregon61Pennsylvania63Rhode Island4South Carolina38South Dakota10Tennessee21Texas230Utah15Vermont4Virginia64Washington60West Virginia1Wisconsin49Wyoming9
Top 10 states
Top 10 statesListed
Texas230
California202
Florida116
New York98
Georgia88
New Jersey68
Virginia64
Pennsylvania63
Oregon61
Washington60
Daycares that offer drop-in care listed per state, October 2026.

Towns

Largest towns

Only towns with 3 or more have their own drop-in daycare page.

Houston, TX32 offer drop-inPortland, OR26 offer drop-inAustin, TX21 offer drop-inSan Antonio, TX14 offer drop-inPhiladelphia, PA14 offer drop-inNew York, NY12 offer drop-inBrooklyn, NY12 offer drop-inWashington, DC11 offer drop-inSan Francisco, CA11 offer drop-inChicago, IL10 offer drop-inPlano, TX9 offer drop-inLos Angeles, CA9 offer drop-inGrand Rapids, MI9 offer drop-inLas Vegas, NV9 offer drop-inDallas, TX9 offer drop-inJacksonville, FL9 offer drop-inMiami, FL8 offer drop-inSeattle, WA8 offer drop-inOrlando, FL8 offer drop-inSan Diego, CA7 offer drop-inLawrenceville, GA7 offer drop-inMinneapolis, MN7 offer drop-inPhoenix, AZ7 offer drop-inTucson, AZ6 offer drop-in

Before you enroll

Using drop-in care

  1. 1

    Register before you need it

    Most drop-in care needs forms and records on file first. Ask what to send before the first visit.

  2. 2

    Ask how to book

    Ask how far ahead to book a drop-in day, and whether spots depend on who is absent that day.

  3. 3

    Ask how it charges

    Ask whether drop-in care is by the hour, half day or day, and if there is a minimum.

  4. 4

    Visit once first

    A short visit helps your child settle. Ask whether you can stay for the first hour.

Other programs

Daycare Near Me210,469Infant daycare73,843In-home daycares82,532Montessori schools5,643Christian & church daycares12,236Preschools & pre-K105,148Affordable daycare51,74524-hour daycare1,068Night daycare9,508Early morning daycare42,925Weekend daycare3,587Part-time daycare7,360After-school care90,135Bilingual daycare2,549Head Start10,675Florida VPK5,453

Questions

Questions about drop-in daycare

How many daycares that offer drop-in care are listed?

Over 1,500 daycares that offer drop-in care are listed across 49 states and DC. A daycare not on this list may still take drop-ins; ask.

What is drop-in daycare?

Care when you need it, without a regular weekly schedule. Each daycare sets its own rules: ask whether you must register your child first, how far ahead to book, and whether it charges by the hour, half day or day.

How much does daycare cost?

It varies by county. In the middle US county, full-time preschool-age care at a center has a median of $144 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022). That median covers all centers, so ask each daycare for its rates.

Are these daycares licensed?

Most are. A listing from a state child care license record shows the license as the state publishes it. The others, where no state license record is available, come from public business listings; their pages say that no license record is matched yet.