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Drop-In Daycare in Baltimore, MD

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

daycares that offer drop-in care in Baltimore
6
daycare centers
4
in-home daycares
2
take infants
4
State license records

All daycares that offer drop-in care in Baltimore

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

    La Petite Academy

    3.7· 11 reviews

    Baltimore, MD 21201

    Infants to school-ageMeals provided
    3 state visits · 14 rules cited (3 yrs)
  2. Home daycareDrop-in care

    Little Happy Place

    Baltimore, MD 21216 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-age
    No state visits on record (3 yrs)
  3. Home daycareDrop-in care

    Miss J's Top Tier Tots

    4.5· 2 reviews

    Baltimore, MD 21206 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidyPre-K
    1 state visit · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
How this list is made: Baltimore 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 Baltimore

Full-time infant care in Baltimore City has a median of $250 a week at a center and $180 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$250
Home daycare$180

Toddler

Center$216
Home daycare$156

Preschool

Center$216
Home daycare$156

Baltimore City 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 Baltimore

  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.

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Questions

Questions

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

6 daycares that offer drop-in care are listed in Baltimore. 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 Maryland?

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