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In-Home Daycares in West Virginia

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 $156 a week in the middle West Virginia county (2022).

in-home daycares listed
701
towns
176
towns have their own in-home daycares page
55
of all West Virginia daycares
59%

Map of West Virginia: 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 West Virginia

Infant care at a home daycare, per week, in the middle West Virginia county (2022)
$156
The median of 55 county medians, from $123 in the lowest county to $170 in the highest.

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

West Virginia

Largest towns for in-home daycares in West Virginia

Martinsburg55 in-home daycaresBluefield52 in-home daycaresBeckley47 in-home daycaresHuntington39 in-home daycaresPrinceton29 in-home daycaresElkins24 in-home daycaresCharleston21 in-home daycaresWheeling17 in-home daycaresOak Hill16 in-home daycaresHedgesville13 in-home daycaresWeston12 in-home daycaresCharles Town11 in-home daycares

Programs

Programs in West Virginia

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 daycares1,183
Take infants20
Child care centers482
Accept subsidy9
In-home daycares701
Christian & church daycares35
Montessori schools7
Preschools & pre-K57
Early morning daycare58
Part-time daycare13
After-school care82
Head Start80

The West Virginia state record

West Virginia Department of Human Services, Division of Early Care and Education licenses daycares in West Virginia.

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 West Virginia state records

Before you enroll

Choosing an in-home daycare in West Virginia

  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.

West Virginia

Cost, inspections and ratios in West Virginia

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

A to Z

All 176 West Virginia towns with in-home daycares, A to Z

A8 towns
B17 towns
C15 towns
D5 towns
E2 towns
F9 towns
G7 towns
H12 towns
I3 towns
J1 town
K4 towns
L9 towns
M18 towns
N6 towns
O3 towns
P9 towns
Q1 town
R13 towns
S16 towns
T4 towns
V1 town
W13 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

Maryland3,997 in-home daycaresOhio1,796 in-home daycaresVirginia1,528 in-home daycaresPennsylvania1,516 in-home daycaresKentucky204 in-home daycares

Questions

Questions about in-home daycares in West Virginia

How many in-home daycares are in West Virginia?

701 in-home daycares are listed in 176 West Virginia towns. Street addresses are not shown for home daycares. The provider shares the address with families, so call to arrange a visit.

Which West Virginia town has the most in-home daycares?

Martinsburg, with 55 listed. Next are Bluefield (52) and Beckley (47).

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 West Virginia?

West Virginia Department of Human Services, Division of Early Care and Education licenses daycares in West Virginia. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.