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Drop-In Daycare in Alabama

Daycares that offer drop-in care in Alabama, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.

daycares that offer drop-in care listed
19
towns
13
town has its own drop-in daycare page
1
of all Alabama daycares
1%

Map of Alabama: each dot is a town with daycares that offer drop-in care, sized by how many are listed

Drop-in care
What puts a daycare on this listIt says it offers drop-in or hourly care, without a regular schedule.A daycare not on this list may still take drop-ins; ask.

Alabama

Largest towns for drop-in daycare in Alabama

Huntsville4 offer drop-inAttalla2 offer drop-inBirmingham2 offer drop-inMontgomery2 offer drop-inAnniston1 offer drop-inElmore1 offer drop-inFlorence1 offer drop-inGrand Bay1 offer drop-inHarvest1 offer drop-inMeridianville1 offer drop-inMobile1 offer drop-inPelham1 offer drop-in

Programs

Programs in Alabama

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
All daycares2,286
Take infants1,773
Child care centers1,833
Accept subsidy37
In-home daycares453
Christian & church daycares528
Montessori schools27
Preschools & pre-K2,148
Night daycare345
Early morning daycare1,449
Part-time daycare61
Drop-in daycare19
After-school care1,565
Head Start175

The Alabama state record

Alabama Department of Human Resources, Child Care Services Division licenses daycares in Alabama.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
On the state's own site; each listing links to it
Search the Alabama state records

Before you enroll

Using drop-in care in Alabama

  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.

Alabama

Cost, inspections and ratios in Alabama

Daycare cost in AlabamaWeekly prices by age and countyStaff-to-child ratios in AlabamaHow many children each adult may care forDaycare tour checklistQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 13 Alabama towns with drop-in daycare, A to Z

A2 towns
B1 town
E1 town
F1 town
G1 town
H2 towns
M3 towns
P1 town
T1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Florida116 offer drop-inGeorgia88 offer drop-inTennessee21 offer drop-inMississippi12 offer drop-in

Questions

Questions about drop-in daycare in Alabama

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

19 daycares that offer drop-in care are listed in 13 Alabama towns. A daycare not on this list may still take drop-ins; ask.

Which Alabama town has the most daycares that offer drop-in care?

Huntsville, with 4 listed. Next are Attalla (2) and Birmingham (2).

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.

Who licenses daycares in Alabama?

Alabama Department of Human Resources, Child Care Services Division licenses daycares in Alabama. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.