In-Home Daycares in Alaska
An in-home daycare is a licensed family child care home: the provider looks after a small group of children in their own home. Full-time infant care at a home daycare costs a median of $251 a week in the middle Alaska county (2022).
- in-home daycares listed
- 170
- towns
- 20
- towns have their own in-home daycares page
- 9
- of all Alaska daycares
- 45%
Map of Alaska: each dot is a town with in-home daycares, sized by how many are listed
In-home daycare
What in-home daycare looks like in Alaska
- The typical licensed capacity of a Alaska in-home daycare
- 8 children
- The median capacity on 170 Alaska home daycare licenses. Ask how many children come on a usual day and their ages.
- group or large family homes
- 45
- Alaska licenses two kinds of home daycare: family homes (125 listed), where one provider cares for a small group, and group or large homes (45), with an assistant and more children.
- Infant care at a home daycare, per week, in the middle Alaska county (2022)
- $251
- The median of 7 county medians, from $132 in the lowest county to $316 in the highest.
Alaska
Largest towns for in-home daycares in Alaska
Programs
Programs in Alaska
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 | 377 |
| Take infants | 259 |
| Child care centers | 207 |
| Accept subsidy | 334 |
| In-home daycares | 170 |
| Christian & church daycares | 11 |
| Montessori schools | 18 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 333 |
| Early morning daycare | 20 |
| Part-time daycare | 16 |
| After-school care | 372 |
| Head Start | 15 |
The Alaska state record
Alaska Department of Health, Child Care Program Office licenses daycares in Alaska.
- 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
Before you enroll
Choosing an in-home daycare in Alaska
- 1
Ask who else is in the home
Ask who lives in the home and who helps with the children. Many states require background checks for adults living in a licensed home.
- 2
Ask about backup care
With one provider, a sick day or vacation closes the daycare. Ask how many days a year they close and what families do then.
- 3
Ask about the group
Ask how many children come each day and their ages. A home daycare often mixes babies and school-age children in one group.
- 4
Check the license record
Open the daycare's page here to see its license type, capacity and the state's inspection record, where we hold them.
Alaska
Cost, inspections and ratios in Alaska
A to Z
All 20 Alaska towns with in-home daycares, A to Z
D1 town
- Delta Junction1 in-home daycare
E1 town
- Eagle River1 in-home daycare
F1 town
- Fairbanks24 in-home daycares
J1 town
- Juneau9 in-home daycares
K4 towns
N2 towns
- Nikiski1 in-home daycare
- North Pole7 in-home daycares
P1 town
- Palmer4 in-home daycares
V1 town
- Valdez1 in-home daycare
W1 town
- Wasilla8 in-home daycares
No town on this list matches. Check the spelling, or search by ZIP code above.
Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about in-home daycares in Alaska
How many in-home daycares are in Alaska?
170 in-home daycares are listed in 20 Alaska towns. Street addresses are not shown for home daycares. The provider shares the address with families, so call to arrange a visit.
Which Alaska town has the most in-home daycares?
Anchorage, with 88 listed. Next are Fairbanks (24) and Juneau (9).
What is the difference between in-home daycare and family child care?
They are the same thing. State licenses call it a family child care home (or a group or large family home when there is an assistant): a provider caring for a small group of children in their own home.
How many children can a home daycare have in Alaska?
It depends on the license type and the children's ages. The typical Alaska home daycare license here is for 8 children; each listing shows its own licensed capacity.
Who licenses daycares in Alaska?
Alaska Department of Health, Child Care Program Office licenses daycares in Alaska. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.