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Drop-In Daycare in Austin, TX

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

daycares that offer drop-in care in Austin
21
daycare centers
16
in-home daycares
5
take infants
16
State license records

All daycares that offer drop-in care in Austin

Showing 1 to 21 of 21

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

  1. Child care centerDrop-in care

    Ashleys Playhouse

    4.3· 81 reviews

    13343 N Hwy 183 Ste 200, Austin, TX

    Infants to school-ageOpen after 7 PMWeekend hours
    12 state visits · 11 rules cited (3 yrs)
  2. Child care centerDrop-in care

    Bais Menachem

    3500 Hyridge Dr, Austin, TX

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidyPosts tuition
    10 state visits · 23 rules cited (3 yrs)
  3. Group home daycareDrop-in care

    Bloom Preschool

    Austin, TX 78749 · address shared with families

    Toddlers to school-agePosts tuition
    3 state visits · 5 rules cited (3 yrs)
  4. Group home daycareDrop-in care

    De La Madre Daycare

    Austin, TX 78702 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-agePosts tuition
    7 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  5. Child care centerDrop-in care

    Empower Kidz Drop In

    5.0· 12 reviews

    2951 Ranch Road 620 S Ste 107, Austin, TX

    Infants to school-ageOpen after 7 PMWeekend hours
    8 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)
  6. Child care centerDrop-in care

    Hope Children's Center

    5.0· 13 reviews

    11512 Olson Dr, Austin, TX

    Toddlers to school-ageAccepts subsidyPre-K
    4 state visits · 3 rules cited (3 yrs)
  7. Group home daycareDrop-in care

    Kolibri Daycare

    5.0· 10 reviews

    Austin, TX 78729 · address shared with families

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

    Leaps n Bounds

    4.6· 20 reviews

    7010 Village Center Dr, Austin, TX

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    13 state visits · 6 rules cited (3 yrs)
  9. Child care centerDrop-in care

    Los Amiguitos

    3701 E Martin Luther King Jr B, Austin, TX

    Toddlers to school-ageAccepts subsidyPre-K
    5 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)
  10. Group home daycareDrop-in care

    Lotus Buds

    5.0· 2 reviews

    Austin, TX 78702 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-agePosts tuition
    1 state visit · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  11. Group home daycareDrop-in care

    Princesses and Pirate Ships

    5.0· 13 reviews

    Austin, TX 78745 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageOpen after 7 PMWeekend hours
    4 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
How this list is made: Austin 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 Austin

Full-time infant care in Travis County has a median of $229 a week at a center and $206 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 13% of the county's median household income. Each daycare sets its own price, so call to ask.

Infant

Center$229
Home daycare$206

Toddler

Center$214
Home daycare$196

Preschool

Center$209
Home daycare$194

Travis 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 Austin

  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 Austin?

21 daycares that offer drop-in care are listed in Austin. 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 Texas?

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