Drop-In Daycare in Pennsylvania
Daycares that offer drop-in care in Pennsylvania, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.
- daycares that offer drop-in care listed
- 63
- towns
- 41
- towns have their own drop-in daycare page
- 2
- of all Pennsylvania daycares
- 1%
Map of Pennsylvania: each dot is a town with daycares that offer drop-in care, sized by how many are listed
Pennsylvania
Largest towns for drop-in daycare in Pennsylvania
Programs
Programs in Pennsylvania
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 | 6,471 |
| Take infants | 898 |
| Child care centers | 4,955 |
| Accept subsidy | 5,759 |
| In-home daycares | 1,516 |
| Christian & church daycares | 320 |
| Montessori schools | 131 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 1,317 |
| 24-hour daycare | 10 |
| Night daycare | 294 |
| Early morning daycare | 2,348 |
| Weekend daycare | 237 |
| Part-time daycare | 351 |
| Drop-in daycare | 63 |
| After-school care | 3,376 |
| Bilingual daycare | 45 |
| Head Start | 174 |
The Pennsylvania state record
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning licenses daycares in Pennsylvania.
- License list
- The state's public list of licensed child care
- Ages served
- On some licenses only; elsewhere shown where the daycare gives them
- Inspections
- Every visit the state publishes back to 2021
- Cited rules
- The inspector's finding, in the state's own words
- Corrections
- Correction dates as the state records them
Before you enroll
Using drop-in care in Pennsylvania
- 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.
Pennsylvania
Cost, inspections and ratios in Pennsylvania
A to Z
All 41 Pennsylvania towns with drop-in daycare, A to Z
A2 towns
- Allison Park1 offer drop-in
- Ambler1 offer drop-in
C3 towns
- Carlisle2 offer drop-in
- Clifton Heights1 offer drop-in
- Cranberry Township1 offer drop-in
D2 towns
- Douglassville1 offer drop-in
- Doylestown1 offer drop-in
E6 towns
- E Stroudsburg1 offer drop-in
- East Greenville1 offer drop-in
- East Stroudsburg1 offer drop-in
- Easton1 offer drop-in
- Elizabethville1 offer drop-in
- Erie2 offer drop-in
F1 town
- Feasterville Trevose2 offer drop-in
G2 towns
- Garnet Valley1 offer drop-in
- Glenshaw1 offer drop-in
H1 town
- Hollidaysburg1 offer drop-in
K1 town
- Kutztown1 offer drop-in
L5 towns
- Lake City1 offer drop-in
- Lancaster1 offer drop-in
- Lansdale2 offer drop-in
- Levittown1 offer drop-in
- Lock Haven1 offer drop-in
M4 towns
- Mars1 offer drop-in
- Mechanicsburg1 offer drop-in
- Montgomeryville1 offer drop-in
- Mountain Top1 offer drop-in
N2 towns
- Newtown1 offer drop-in
- Norristown2 offer drop-in
P2 towns
- Philadelphia14 offer drop-in
- Primos1 offer drop-in
S3 towns
- Saxonburg1 offer drop-in
- Slippery Rock1 offer drop-in
- State College4 offer drop-in
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Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about drop-in daycare in Pennsylvania
How many daycares that offer drop-in care are in Pennsylvania?
63 daycares that offer drop-in care are listed in 41 Pennsylvania towns. A daycare not on this list may still take drop-ins; ask.
Which Pennsylvania town has the most daycares that offer drop-in care?
Philadelphia, with 14 listed. Next are State College (4) and Bethlehem (2).
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 Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning licenses daycares in Pennsylvania. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.