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In-Home Daycares in District of Columbia

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 $400 a week in the middle District of Columbia county (2022).

in-home daycares listed
90
town
1
town has its own in-home daycares page
1
of all District of Columbia daycares
20%

Map of District of Columbia: each dot is a town with in-home daycares, sized by how many are listed

In-home daycare
What puts a daycare on this listThe state license record lists it as a family or group child care home (family child care), where the provider cares for a small group in their own home. Where no state license record is available, its business listing names it a family day care.Street addresses are not shown for home daycares. The provider shares the address with families, so call to arrange a visit.

In-home daycare

What in-home daycare looks like in District of Columbia

The typical licensed capacity of a District of Columbia in-home daycare
9 children
The median capacity on 90 District of Columbia home daycare licenses. Ask how many children come on a usual day and their ages.
Infant care at a home daycare, per week, in the middle District of Columbia county (2022)
$400
The median of 1 county medians.

County prices: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (median full-time weekly price).

District of Columbia

Largest towns for in-home daycares in District of Columbia

Washington90 in-home daycares

Programs

Programs in District of Columbia

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 daycares452
Take infants339
Child care centers362
Accept subsidy29
In-home daycares90
Christian & church daycares17
Montessori schools31
Preschools & pre-K347
Night daycare31
Early morning daycare76
Part-time daycare25
Drop-in daycare11
After-school care99
Bilingual daycare55
Head Start39

The District of Columbia state record

Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Division of Early Learning licenses daycares in District of Columbia.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
Every visit the state publishes back to 2023
Cited rules
Each cited rule, in the state's own wording
Corrections
Correction dates as the state records them
Search the District of Columbia state records

Before you enroll

Choosing an in-home daycare in District of Columbia

  1. 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. 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. 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. 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.

District of Columbia

Cost, inspections and ratios in District of Columbia

Daycare cost in District of ColumbiaWeekly prices by age and countyWhat District of Columbia inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in District of ColumbiaHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for District of ColumbiaQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

The one District of Columbia town with in-home daycares

W1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Maryland3,997 in-home daycaresVirginia1,528 in-home daycares

Questions

Questions about in-home daycares in District of Columbia

How many in-home daycares are in District of Columbia?

90 in-home daycares are listed in 1 District of Columbia town. Street addresses are not shown for home daycares. The provider shares the address with families, so call to arrange a visit.

Which District of Columbia town has the most in-home daycares?

Washington, with 90 listed.

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 District of Columbia?

It depends on the license type and the children's ages. The typical District of Columbia home daycare license here is for 9 children; each listing shows its own licensed capacity.

Who licenses daycares in District of Columbia?

Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Division of Early Learning licenses daycares in District of Columbia. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.