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Early Morning Daycare in Washington

Daycares that open before 7 AM in Washington, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.

daycares that open before 7 AM listed
338
towns
109
towns have their own early morning daycare page
37
of all Washington daycares
14%

Map of Washington: each dot is a town with daycares that open before 7 AM, sized by how many are listed

Opens early
What puts a daycare on this listThe hours on its state license record open before 7 AM, or run 24 hours. Where the state publishes no hours, its public business listing gives the same opening time before 7 AM on every weekday.The Washington license list we load does not publish opening hours, so here this list uses the hours on each daycare's public business listing: the same opening time before 7 AM on every weekday.Each listing shows its opening time. Ask whether it opens that early every day.

Washington

Largest towns for early morning daycare in Washington

Spokane19 open before 7 AMVancouver15 open before 7 AMTacoma13 open before 7 AMEverett12 open before 7 AMLacey12 open before 7 AMYakima12 open before 7 AMSpokane Valley11 open before 7 AMLakewood10 open before 7 AMPuyallup10 open before 7 AMLynnwood9 open before 7 AMKent7 open before 7 AMSeattle7 open before 7 AM

Programs

Programs in Washington

Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.

ProgramListed
All daycares2,500
Take infants752
Child care centers2,500
Accept subsidy138
In-home daycaresNone listed
Christian & church daycares163
Montessori schools184
Preschools & pre-K1,678
Early morning daycare338
Part-time daycare160
Drop-in daycare60
After-school care2,218
Bilingual daycare79
Head Start120

The Washington state record

Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families licenses daycares in Washington.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
On the state's own site; each listing links to it
Search the Washington state records

Before you enroll

Choosing early morning care in Washington

  1. 1

    Check the opening time

    Each listing shows its hours. Ask whether staff are there to take children at opening every day.

  2. 2

    Ask about breakfast

    Ask whether children who arrive early get breakfast, and whether you send it.

  3. 3

    Ask about the early group

    Some daycares combine age groups early in the morning. Ask who is with your child until the rooms open.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

    Open a listing for its state license, its hours as the state lists them and the inspection record.

Washington

Cost, inspections and ratios in Washington

Daycare cost in WashingtonWeekly prices by age and countyStaff-to-child ratios in WashingtonHow many children each adult may care forDaycare tour checklistQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 109 Washington towns with early morning daycare, A to Z

A4 towns
B12 towns
C8 towns
D4 towns
E5 towns
F3 towns
G4 towns
I1 town
K4 towns
L6 towns
M8 towns
N1 town
O6 towns
P7 towns
Q1 town
R5 towns
S15 towns
T6 towns
V1 town
W6 towns
Y2 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

Oregon278 open before 7 AMIdaho124 open before 7 AM

Questions

Questions about early morning daycare in Washington

How many daycares that open before 7 AM are in Washington?

338 daycares that open before 7 AM are listed in 109 Washington towns. Each listing shows its opening time. Ask whether it opens that early every day.

Which Washington town has the most daycares that open before 7 AM?

Spokane, with 19 listed. Next are Vancouver (15) and Tacoma (13).

Which daycares in Washington open at 6 AM?

223 daycares open at 6 AM or earlier by the hours we hold in Washington. All 338 on this list open before 7 AM. Call to confirm the time.

Which daycares in Washington open at 5 AM?

16 open at 5 AM or earlier.

Who licenses daycares in Washington?

Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families licenses daycares in Washington. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.