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Drop-In Daycare in Raleigh, NC

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

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All daycares that offer drop-in care in Raleigh

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

How this list is made: Raleigh daycares that say they offer drop-in care. The North Carolina license list is not on DaycarePal yet, so these listings come from public business listings and show no license or inspection record. A daycare not on this list may still take drop-ins; ask.

Cost

What daycare costs in Raleigh

Full-time infant care in Wake County has a median of $307 a week at a center and $217 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$307
Home daycare$217

Toddler

Center$251
Home daycare$201

Preschool

Center$189
Home daycare$202

Wake 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 Raleigh

  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.

Nearby

Drop-in daycare in nearby towns

Durham5 · 19 miAsheville3 · 222 mi

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Questions

Questions

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

4 daycares that offer drop-in care are listed in Raleigh. 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 North Carolina?

This page cannot say yet. The North Carolina license list is not loaded, so these listings come from public business listings and show no license record. Ask each daycare for its state license number.