Part-Time Daycare in Iowa
Daycares that offer part-time care in Iowa, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.
- daycares that offer part-time care listed
- 74
- towns
- 41
- towns have their own part-time daycare page
- 9
- of all Iowa daycares
- 2%
Iowa
Largest towns for part-time daycare in Iowa
Programs
Programs in Iowa
Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.
| Program | Listed |
|---|---|
| All daycares | 3,122 |
| Take infants | 168 |
| Child care centers | 1,478 |
| Accept subsidy | 33 |
| In-home daycares | 1,644 |
| Christian & church daycares | 143 |
| Montessori schools | 33 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 345 |
| Early morning daycare | 290 |
| Part-time daycare | 74 |
| Drop-in daycare | 17 |
| Bilingual daycare | 13 |
| Head Start | 118 |
The Iowa state record
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services licenses daycares in Iowa.
- 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
- Every visit the state publishes back to 2021
- Cited rules
- Each cited rule, in the state's own wording
Before you enroll
Choosing part-time care in Iowa
- 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.
Iowa
Cost, inspections and ratios in Iowa
A to Z
All 41 Iowa towns with part-time daycare, A to Z
B2 towns
- Bettendorf1 offer part-time
- Burlington2 offer part-time
C6 towns
- Cedar Falls3 offer part-time
- Cedar Rapids4 offer part-time
- Cherokee1 offer part-time
- Clinton1 offer part-time
- Clive2 offer part-time
- Council Bluffs2 offer part-time
D3 towns
- Davenport2 offer part-time
- Decorah1 offer part-time
- Des Moines3 offer part-time
E1 town
- Elkhart1 offer part-time
G1 town
- Grimes1 offer part-time
H1 town
- Hiawatha3 offer part-time
I1 town
- Iowa City4 offer part-time
J1 town
- Johnston3 offer part-time
M4 towns
- Malvern1 offer part-time
- Mason City1 offer part-time
- Mitchellville1 offer part-time
- Mount Pleasant1 offer part-time
O1 town
- Osceola1 offer part-time
P2 towns
- Perry1 offer part-time
- Pleasant Hill2 offer part-time
S6 towns
- Sanborn1 offer part-time
- Sergeant Bluff1 offer part-time
- Sheldon1 offer part-time
- Spencer1 offer part-time
- Storm Lake1 offer part-time
- Swisher1 offer part-time
T1 town
- Treynor1 offer part-time
U1 town
- Urbandale2 offer part-time
W3 towns
- Waterloo1 offer part-time
- Waukee1 offer part-time
- West Des Moines6 offer part-time
No town on this list matches. Check the spelling, or search by ZIP code above.
Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about part-time daycare in Iowa
How many daycares that offer part-time care are in Iowa?
74 daycares that offer part-time care are listed in 41 Iowa towns. A daycare not on this list may still offer part-time care; ask.
Which Iowa town has the most daycares that offer part-time care?
Ankeny, with 6 listed. Next are West Des Moines (6) and Cedar Rapids (4).
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.
Who licenses daycares in Iowa?
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services licenses daycares in Iowa. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.