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Daycares in Frankfort, KY

Daycare centers and home daycares in Frankfort, by ZIP code, with the ages each one serves, its hours and, where Kentucky publishes them, its inspection records. Some come from public business listings, with no Kentucky license record matched yet.

daycares in Frankfort
40
daycare centers
36
home daycares
4
take infants
13
State license recordsInspection record

All daycares in Frankfort

Showing 1 to 30 of 40

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

  1. Home daycare

    Angela Wilson

    Frankfort, KY 40601 · address shared with families

    1 state visit · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  2. Child care centerMontessori

    Capital Day School

    120 Deepwood Drive, Frankfort, KY

    Toddlers to school-ageAccepts subsidyPre-K
    11 state visits · 26 rules cited (3 yrs)
  3. Child care center

    Cougar's Corner

    #1 Cougar Lane, Frankfort, KY

    School-age onlyAccepts subsidy
    4 state visits · 23 rules cited (3 yrs)
  4. Child care centerInfantsFaith-based

    Creation Kingdom Frankfort

    3.5· 13 reviews

    13 Fido Court, Frankfort, KY

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidyPre-K
    16 state visits · 37 rules cited (3 yrs)
  5. Child care centerInfantsFaith-based

    Kidzway Learning Center

    4.7· 6 reviews

    5700 Us 127 South, Frankfort, KY

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    9 state visits · 17 rules cited (3 yrs)
  6. Child care centerInfants

    Learning Tree Academy

    4.0· 6 reviews

    99 C.Michael Davenport Way, Frankfort, KY

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    18 state visits · 63 rules cited (3 yrs)
  7. Home daycare

    Melissa Clatos

    Frankfort, KY 40601 · address shared with families

    3 state visits · 5 rules cited (3 yrs)
  8. Home daycare

    Melissa Newton

    Frankfort, KY 40601 · address shared with families

    Accepts subsidy
    2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  9. Home daycare

    Sandy's Playhouse

    Frankfort, KY 40601 · address shared with families

    3 state visits · 3 rules cited (3 yrs)
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State record

Inspection records in Frankfort

In the last 3 years, 29 of the 34 Frankfort daycares with a state license record had at least one rule cited by Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. A cited rule is a finding on the day of a visit, not a judgement of the daycare today. Each listing shows its visits in the state's own words.

Frankfort daycares by rules cited in the last 3 years
Rules cited, last 3 yearsDaycaresShare
No rules cited515%
1 to 2 rules00%
3 to 5 rules721%
6 to 10 rules412%
11 or more rules1853%

A distribution, not a ranking. Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

Cost

What daycare costs in Frankfort

Full-time infant care in Franklin County has a median of $135 a week at a center and $103 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 11% of the county's median household income. Each daycare sets its own price, so call to ask.

Infant

Center$135
Home daycare$103

Toddler

Center$119
Home daycare$99

Preschool

Center$119
Home daycare$99

Franklin County median, full time, per week. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022.

Before you enroll

Choosing a daycare in Frankfort

  1. 1

    Check the license first

    Most listings show their Kentucky license and the state's visits; where no license record is matched yet, the listing says so. Read the most recent visits before you call.

  2. 2

    Infant care

    13 Frankfort daycares take infants. Ask about the waitlist, how many babies each caregiver has and safe sleep.

  3. 3

    Visit before you enroll

    Go during the day, watch a room at work and bring your questions. Ask to see the most recent inspection report.

Questions

Questions about daycare in Frankfort

How many daycares are in Frankfort, KY?

40 daycares are listed in Frankfort: 36 child care centers and 4 home daycares, across 2 ZIP codes. 6 of them come from public business listings, with no Kentucky license record matched yet. Use the filters above to narrow the list by age, hours or program.

How many Frankfort daycares take infants?

13 Frankfort daycares take infants, by the state record. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask when you call.

Do Frankfort daycares accept child care subsidies?

Yes, 28 Frankfort daycares accept child care subsidies, by the state record or their own description. Ask each one whether it has a spot for a child paid by a subsidy right now.

How much does daycare cost in Frankfort?

Full-time infant care in Franklin County has a median of $135 a week at a center and $103 at a home daycare (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022). Ask each daycare for its current rates.

Can I see a Frankfort daycare's inspection record?

Yes. Each listing shows the visits Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services published and every cited rule in the state's words, with the date it was corrected where the state gives one.

Run a daycare in Frankfort?

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