Part-Time Daycare Near Me
Daycares that offer part-time care across 49 states and DC. Search your town to see each one's hours, ages and, where we hold it, the state record.
- daycares that offer part-time care
- 7,360
- states
- 49
- in California
- 816
- in Chicago, IL
- 64
By state
Part-time daycare by state
Pick a state on the map or in the list to see its towns, A to Z.
Map of US states shaded by number of listings. The list of states below links to each state page.
| Top 10 states | Listed |
|---|---|
| California | 816 |
| Texas | 543 |
| Florida | 443 |
| Massachusetts | 426 |
| New Jersey | 369 |
| New York | 363 |
| Illinois | 356 |
| Pennsylvania | 351 |
| Virginia | 342 |
| Minnesota | 231 |
Towns
Largest towns
Only towns with 3 or more have their own part-time daycare page.
Before you enroll
Choosing part-time care
- 1
Ask which days
Ask whether part-time means set days each week or half days, and whether you can change them.
- 2
Ask about cost
Ask how part-time tuition compares with full time, and whether you pay for holidays and sick days.
- 3
Ask about the group
Ask whether part-time children join the same room each time.
- 4
Check the license record
Open a listing for its state license and, where the state publishes it, the inspection record.
Other programs
Questions
Questions about part-time daycare
How many daycares that offer part-time care are listed?
Over 7,000 daycares that offer part-time care are listed across 49 states and DC. A daycare not on this list may still offer part-time care; ask.
What counts as part-time daycare?
Care for less than a full week: half days, or two or three days a week. Each daycare sets its own options, so ask which days and hours it offers part-time and whether a half-day spot costs less than a full day.
How much does daycare cost?
It varies by county. In the middle US county, full-time preschool-age care at a center has a median of $144 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022). That median covers all centers, so ask each daycare for its rates.
Are these daycares licensed?
Most are. A listing from a state child care license record shows the license as the state publishes it. The others, where no state license record is available, come from public business listings; their pages say that no license record is matched yet.