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Drop-In Daycare in Arizona

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

daycares that offer drop-in care listed
31
towns
11
towns have their own drop-in daycare page
4
of all Arizona daycares
1%

Map of Arizona: 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.

Arizona

Largest towns for drop-in daycare in Arizona

Phoenix7 offer drop-inTucson6 offer drop-inYuma6 offer drop-inMesa3 offer drop-inGilbert2 offer drop-inGlendale2 offer drop-inBullhead City1 offer drop-inChandler1 offer drop-inCottonwood1 offer drop-inFlagstaff1 offer drop-inSurprise1 offer drop-in

Programs

Programs in Arizona

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 daycares2,529
Take infants293
Child care centers2,251
Accept subsidy124
In-home daycares278
Christian & church daycares202
Montessori schools117
Preschools & pre-K808
Early morning daycare468
Part-time daycare184
Drop-in daycare31
Bilingual daycare41
Head Start283

The Arizona state record

Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Arizona.

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 2023
Cited rules
The inspector's finding, in the state's own words
Search the Arizona state records

Before you enroll

Using drop-in care in Arizona

  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.

Arizona

Cost, inspections and ratios in Arizona

Daycare cost in ArizonaWeekly prices by age and countyWhat Arizona inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in ArizonaHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for ArizonaQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 11 Arizona towns with drop-in daycare, A to Z

B1 town
C2 towns
F1 town
G2 towns
M1 town
P1 town
S1 town
T1 town
Y1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

California202 offer drop-inNevada15 offer drop-inUtah15 offer drop-inNew Mexico12 offer drop-inColorado4,335 daycares

Questions

Questions about drop-in daycare in Arizona

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

31 daycares that offer drop-in care are listed in 11 Arizona towns. A daycare not on this list may still take drop-ins; ask.

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

Phoenix, with 7 listed. Next are Tucson (6) and Yuma (6).

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 Arizona?

Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Arizona. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.