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Drop-In Daycare in Oakland, CA

Daycares that offer drop-in care in Oakland, with the ages each one serves, its hours and its state record.

daycares that offer drop-in care in Oakland
5
daycare centers
3
in-home daycares
2
take infants
2
State license records

All daycares that offer drop-in care in Oakland

Showing 1 to 5 of 5

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

  3. Home daycareDrop-in care

    Carmen Sims-Harper

    5.0· 1 review

    Oakland, CA 94602 · address shared with families

    Takes infantsMeals providedPosts tuition
    Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0
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  4. Home daycareDrop-in care

    Janet Lozito

    Oakland, CA 94610 · address shared with families

    Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0
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How this list is made: Oakland daycares that say they offer drop-in care. A daycare not on this list may still take drop-ins; ask.

Cost

What daycare costs in Oakland

Full-time infant care in Alameda County has a median of $516 a week at a center and $361 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 22% of the county's median household income. Each daycare sets its own price, so call to ask.

Infant

Center$516
Home daycare$361

Toddler

Center$371
Home daycare$311

Preschool

Center$408
Home daycare$345

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

Before you enroll

Using drop-in care in Oakland

  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.

Nearby

Drop-in daycare in nearby towns

San Francisco11 · 13 miSan Mateo4 · 18 miLos Altos3 · 31 miSanta Clara3 · 33 miSan Jose6 · 39 miSanta Rosa3 · 54 miSanta Cruz3 · 57 miSacramento4 · 69 miBakersfield3 · 245 mi

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Questions

Questions

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

5 daycares that offer drop-in care are listed in Oakland. 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.

Are these daycares licensed in California?

Every listing here comes from the California child care license records.