Drop-In Daycare in Florida
Daycares that offer drop-in care in Florida, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.
- daycares that offer drop-in care listed
- 116
- towns
- 68
- towns have their own drop-in daycare page
- 10
- of all Florida daycares
- 1%
Map of Florida: each dot is a town with daycares that offer drop-in care, sized by how many are listed
Florida
Largest towns for drop-in daycare in Florida
Programs
Programs in Florida
Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.
| Program | Listed |
|---|---|
| All daycares | 10,171 |
| Take infants | 7,124 |
| Child care centers | 9,020 |
| Accept subsidy | 5,973 |
| In-home daycares | 1,151 |
| Christian & church daycares | 1,273 |
| Montessori schools | 298 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 8,034 |
| Early morning daycare | 1,935 |
| Part-time daycare | 443 |
| Drop-in daycare | 116 |
| After-school care | 9,506 |
| Bilingual daycare | 210 |
| Head Start | 772 |
| Florida VPK | 5,453 |
The Florida state record
Florida Department of Children and Families, Office of Child Care Regulation licenses daycares in Florida.
- 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
Before you enroll
Using drop-in care in Florida
- 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
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
Ask how it charges
Ask whether drop-in care is by the hour, half day or day, and if there is a minimum.
- 4
Visit once first
A short visit helps your child settle. Ask whether you can stay for the first hour.
Florida
Cost, inspections and ratios in Florida
A to Z
All 68 Florida towns with drop-in daycare, A to Z
A2 towns
- Apopka1 offer drop-in
- Atlantic Beach1 offer drop-in
B3 towns
- Boca Raton1 offer drop-in
- Brandon1 offer drop-in
- Bunnell1 offer drop-in
C6 towns
- Cantonment1 offer drop-in
- Clearwater2 offer drop-in
- Clermont1 offer drop-in
- Coral Springs1 offer drop-in
- Crawfordville1 offer drop-in
- Cutler Bay1 offer drop-in
D5 towns
- Davie2 offer drop-in
- Deerfield Beach1 offer drop-in
- Deland1 offer drop-in
- Destin1 offer drop-in
- Dunedin1 offer drop-in
F3 towns
- Fern Park1 offer drop-in
- Fort Lauderdale2 offer drop-in
- Fort Myers2 offer drop-in
G2 towns
- Gainesville3 offer drop-in
- Gulf Breeze1 offer drop-in
H3 towns
- Hollywood3 offer drop-in
- Hudson1 offer drop-in
- Hurlburt Field1 offer drop-in
J1 town
- Jacksonville9 offer drop-in
L3 towns
- Lake Worth1 offer drop-in
- Lauderhill1 offer drop-in
- Lighthouse Point1 offer drop-in
M8 towns
- Margate1 offer drop-in
- Mary Esther1 offer drop-in
- Melbourne1 offer drop-in
- Merritt Island1 offer drop-in
- Miami8 offer drop-in
- Miami Gardens2 offer drop-in
- Milton1 offer drop-in
- Mount Dora1 offer drop-in
N3 towns
- North Miami1 offer drop-in
- North Miami Beach1 offer drop-in
- North Venice1 offer drop-in
O5 towns
- Ocala2 offer drop-in
- Odessa1 offer drop-in
- Old Town1 offer drop-in
- Orange Park2 offer drop-in
- Orlando8 offer drop-in
P7 towns
- Palm Bay1 offer drop-in
- Palm Coast1 offer drop-in
- Palmetto1 offer drop-in
- Pensacola1 offer drop-in
- Plant City1 offer drop-in
- Pompano Beach3 offer drop-in
- Port Saint Lucie4 offer drop-in
R1 town
- Royal Palm Beach1 offer drop-in
S8 towns
- Saint Cloud1 offer drop-in
- Saint Johns1 offer drop-in
- Sanford1 offer drop-in
- Sarasota1 offer drop-in
- St Petersburg1 offer drop-in
- Stuart1 offer drop-in
- Sunny Isles Beach1 offer drop-in
- Sunrise2 offer drop-in
T3 towns
- Tallahassee2 offer drop-in
- Tamarac2 offer drop-in
- Tampa3 offer drop-in
V1 town
- Valrico1 offer drop-in
W2 towns
- West Melbourne1 offer drop-in
- Winter Haven3 offer drop-in
No town on this list matches. Check the spelling, or search by ZIP code above.
Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about drop-in daycare in Florida
How many daycares that offer drop-in care are in Florida?
116 daycares that offer drop-in care are listed in 68 Florida towns. A daycare not on this list may still take drop-ins; ask.
Which Florida town has the most daycares that offer drop-in care?
Jacksonville, with 9 listed. Next are Miami (8) and Orlando (8).
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 Florida?
Florida Department of Children and Families, Office of Child Care Regulation licenses daycares in Florida. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.