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Drop-In Daycare in Sacramento, CA

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

daycares that offer drop-in care in Sacramento
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daycare centers
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State license records

All daycares that offer drop-in care in Sacramento

Showing 1 to 4 of 4

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

  1. Before- and after-schoolDrop-in care

    Kidspark

    4.4· 50 reviews

    4401 Gateway Park Blvd Ste 100, Sacramento, CA

    School-age onlyAccepts subsidyMeals provided
    Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 1
  2. Child care centerDrop-in care

    The Makers Place

    4.8· 35 reviews

    2214 21st Street, Sacramento, CA

    Accepts subsidy
    Citations on record: Type A 1 · Type B 0
How this list is made: Sacramento 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 Sacramento

Full-time infant care in Sacramento County has a median of $347 a week at a center and $242 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 21% of the county's median household income. Each daycare sets its own price, so call to ask.

Infant

Center$347
Home daycare$242

Toddler

Center$221
Home daycare$200

Preschool

Center$261
Home daycare$205

Sacramento 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 Sacramento

  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.

Questions

Questions

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

4 daycares that offer drop-in care are listed in Sacramento. 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.