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In-Home Daycares in Maine

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 $163 a week in the middle Maine county (2022).

in-home daycares listed
583
towns
204
towns have their own in-home daycares page
72
of all Maine daycares
43%

Map of Maine: 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 Maine

Infant care at a home daycare, per week, in the middle Maine county (2022)
$163
The median of 16 county medians, from $133 in the lowest county to $207 in the highest.

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

Maine

Largest towns for in-home daycares in Maine

Lewiston30 in-home daycaresSaco16 in-home daycaresBangor14 in-home daycaresGorham14 in-home daycaresWinthrop11 in-home daycaresPortland10 in-home daycaresSidney10 in-home daycaresAuburn9 in-home daycaresHermon9 in-home daycaresJay9 in-home daycaresSouth Portland9 in-home daycaresWindham9 in-home daycares

Programs

Programs in Maine

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 daycares1,365
Take infants60
Child care centers782
Accept subsidy866
In-home daycares583
Christian & church daycares25
Montessori schools33
Preschools & pre-K143
Early morning daycare71
Part-time daycare39
Head Start64

The Maine state record

Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services licenses daycares in Maine.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
On some licenses only; elsewhere shown where the daycare gives them
Inspections
On the state's own site; each listing links to it
Search the Maine state records

Before you enroll

Choosing an in-home daycare in Maine

  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.

Maine

Cost, inspections and ratios in Maine

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

A to Z

All 204 Maine towns with in-home daycares, A to Z

A8 towns
B22 towns
C15 towns
D7 towns
E3 towns
F10 towns
G6 towns
H10 towns
I1 town
J3 towns
K5 towns
L13 towns
M12 towns
N12 towns
O8 towns
P13 towns
R7 towns
S22 towns
T4 towns
U2 towns
V1 town
W18 towns
Y2 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

New Hampshire11 in-home daycares

Questions

Questions about in-home daycares in Maine

How many in-home daycares are in Maine?

583 in-home daycares are listed in 204 Maine towns. Street addresses are not shown for home daycares. The provider shares the address with families, so call to arrange a visit.

Which Maine town has the most in-home daycares?

Lewiston, with 30 listed. Next are Saco (16) and Bangor (14).

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.

Who licenses daycares in Maine?

Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services licenses daycares in Maine. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.