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Drop-In Daycare in Louisville, KY

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

daycares that offer drop-in care in Louisville
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daycare centers
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take infants
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State license records

All daycares that offer drop-in care in Louisville

Showing 1 to 6 of 6

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

  1. Child care centerDrop-in care

    Cadence Education

    4.1· 35 reviews

    8715 Old Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidyPre-K
    7 state visits · 31 rules cited (3 yrs)
  2. Child care centerDrop-in care

    Friends School

    901 Breckenridge Lane, Louisville, KY

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidyPre-K
    6 state visits · 19 rules cited (3 yrs)
  3. Child care centerDrop-in care

    Skidaddles Louisville

    4.6· 50 reviews

    552 E. Market St., Louisville, KY

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidyMeals provided
    3 state visits · 12 rules cited (3 yrs)
  4. Child care centerDrop-in care

    Small Steps Child Care

    4.3· 37 reviews

    105 Buechel Terrace, Louisville, KY

    Infants to preschoolAccepts subsidyMeals provided
    9 state visits · 12 rules cited (3 yrs)
How this list is made: Louisville 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 Louisville

Full-time infant care in Jefferson County has a median of $216 a week at a center and $118 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 17% of the county's median household income. Each daycare sets its own price, so call to ask.

Infant

Center$216
Home daycare$118

Toddler

Center$184
Home daycare$96

Preschool

Center$184
Home daycare$96

Jefferson 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 Louisville

  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 Louisville?

6 daycares that offer drop-in care are listed in Louisville. 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 Kentucky?

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