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Drop-In Daycare in Missoula, MT

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

daycares that offer drop-in care in Missoula
4
daycare centers
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take infants
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State license records

All daycares that offer drop-in care in Missoula

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. Child care centerDrop-in care

    Origins Preschool

    4.8· 16 reviews

    1250 Schilling St, Missoula, MT

    Takes infantsAccepts subsidyMeals provided
    No state license record matched yet
  2. Child care centerDrop-in care

    YMCA Development

    4.0· 141 reviews

    3000 S Russell St, Missoula, MT

    Infants to school-ageMeals provided
    3 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  3. Child care centerDrop-in care

    YMCA Learning Center

    4.1· 9 reviews

    2683A Palmer Street, Missoula, MT

    Infants to school-ageMeals provided
    2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
How this list is made: Missoula daycares that say they offer drop-in care. 1 of these listings come from public business listings, with no Montana license record matched yet. A daycare not on this list may still take drop-ins; ask.

Cost

What daycare costs in Missoula

Full-time infant care in Missoula County has a median of $219 a week at a center and $177 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$219
Home daycare$177

Toddler

Center$230
Home daycare$182

Preschool

Center$196
Home daycare$182

Missoula 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 Missoula

  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 Missoula?

4 daycares that offer drop-in care are listed in Missoula. 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 Montana?

Most do: 3 of the 4 listings here come from the Montana child care license records. The other 1 come from public business listings, with no license record matched yet.