In-Home Daycares in Rhode Island
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 $260 a week in the middle Rhode Island county (2022).
- in-home daycares listed
- 41
- towns
- 12
- towns have their own in-home daycares page
- 3
- of all Rhode Island daycares
- 10%
Map of Rhode Island: 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 Rhode Island
- Infant care at a home daycare, per week, in the middle Rhode Island county (2022)
- $260
- The median of 5 county medians, from $254 in the lowest county to $275 in the highest.
Rhode Island
Largest towns for in-home daycares in Rhode Island
Programs
Programs in Rhode Island
Counts come from each daycare's name and what it says it offers; the state license list is not on DaycarePal yet. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.
| Program | Listed |
|---|---|
| All daycares | 429 |
| Take infants | 76 |
| Child care centers | 388 |
| Accept subsidy | 24 |
| In-home daycares | 41 |
| Christian & church daycares | 6 |
| Montessori schools | 21 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 118 |
| Early morning daycare | 81 |
| Part-time daycare | 30 |
| Bilingual daycare | 14 |
| Head Start | 21 |
The Rhode Island license list
Rhode Island Department of Human Services, Office of Child Care licenses daycares in Rhode Island. The Rhode Island license list is not on DaycarePal yet.
- Listings
- From public business listings: the name, address, phone, website and hours each business publishes
- License
- No license record is matched to these listings yet; that does not mean a daycare is unlicensed
- Inspections
- Not on these listings; check the state's own search
Before you enroll
Choosing an in-home daycare in Rhode Island
- 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.
Rhode Island
Cost, inspections and ratios in Rhode Island
A to Z
All 12 Rhode Island towns with in-home daycares, A to Z
C2 towns
- Cranston6 in-home daycares
- Cumberland1 in-home daycare
E1 town
- East Greenwich1 in-home daycare
J1 town
- Johnston1 in-home daycare
N3 towns
- Newport1 in-home daycare
- North Kingstown2 in-home daycares
- North Providence1 in-home daycare
P2 towns
- Pawtucket3 in-home daycares
- Providence20 in-home daycares
W3 towns
- Warwick1 in-home daycare
- West Warwick2 in-home daycares
- Woonsocket2 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 Rhode Island
How many in-home daycares are in Rhode Island?
41 in-home daycares are listed in 12 Rhode Island towns. Street addresses are not shown for home daycares. The provider shares the address with families, so call to arrange a visit.
Which Rhode Island town has the most in-home daycares?
Providence, with 20 listed. Next are Cranston (6) and Pawtucket (3).
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 Rhode Island?
Rhode Island Department of Human Services, Office of Child Care licenses daycares in Rhode Island. Its license list is not on DaycarePal yet, so the listings here come from public business listings and show no license or inspection record. Use the state's own search, linked on this page, to check a daycare's license.