Part-Time Daycare in Minnesota
Daycares that offer part-time care in Minnesota, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.
- daycares that offer part-time care listed
- 231
- towns
- 92
- towns have their own part-time daycare page
- 26
- of all Minnesota daycares
- 3%
Map of Minnesota: each dot is a town with daycares that offer part-time care, sized by how many are listed
Minnesota
Largest towns for part-time daycare in Minnesota
Programs
Programs in Minnesota
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 | 7,811 |
| Take infants | 484 |
| Child care centers | 2,391 |
| Accept subsidy | 181 |
| In-home daycares | 5,420 |
| Christian & church daycares | 274 |
| Montessori schools | 148 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 674 |
| Early morning daycare | 505 |
| Part-time daycare | 231 |
| Drop-in daycare | 47 |
| Bilingual daycare | 66 |
| Head Start | 181 |
The Minnesota state record
Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families licenses daycares in Minnesota.
- 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
Before you enroll
Choosing part-time care in Minnesota
- 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.
Minnesota
Cost, inspections and ratios in Minnesota
A to Z
All 92 Minnesota towns with part-time daycare, A to Z
A3 towns
- Albertville1 offer part-time
- Apple Valley5 offer part-time
- Arden Hills1 offer part-time
B6 towns
- Bemidji1 offer part-time
- Blaine2 offer part-time
- Bloomington7 offer part-time
- Brooklyn Center1 offer part-time
- Brooklyn Park2 offer part-time
- Burnsville4 offer part-time
C10 towns
- Carver1 offer part-time
- Champlin2 offer part-time
- Chanhassen2 offer part-time
- Chaska2 offer part-time
- Cloquet1 offer part-time
- Columbia Heights1 offer part-time
- Coon Rapids2 offer part-time
- Corcoran1 offer part-time
- Cottage Grove2 offer part-time
- Crystal1 offer part-time
D1 town
- Duluth3 offer part-time
E6 towns
F2 towns
- Forest Lake1 offer part-time
- Fridley1 offer part-time
G3 towns
- Golden Valley1 offer part-time
- Good Thunder1 offer part-time
- Grand Rapids1 offer part-time
H6 towns
I1 town
- Inver Grove Heights2 offer part-time
L5 towns
- La Crescent1 offer part-time
- Lakeville5 offer part-time
- Lino Lakes1 offer part-time
- Long Lake1 offer part-time
- Lowry1 offer part-time
M12 towns
- Mahtomedi1 offer part-time
- Mankato1 offer part-time
- Maple Grove3 offer part-time
- Maplewood4 offer part-time
- Marine St Crx1 offer part-time
- Mendota Heights1 offer part-time
- Minneapolis29 offer part-time
- Minnetonka5 offer part-time
- Monticello1 offer part-time
- Moorhead3 offer part-time
- Mound1 offer part-time
- Mounds View1 offer part-time
N4 towns
- New Hope1 offer part-time
- North St Paul1 offer part-time
- Northfield3 offer part-time
- Norwood Young America1 offer part-time
O5 towns
- Oak Park Heights1 offer part-time
- Oakdale2 offer part-time
- Osseo1 offer part-time
- Otsego1 offer part-time
- Owatonna1 offer part-time
P2 towns
- Plymouth7 offer part-time
- Prior Lake5 offer part-time
R9 towns
S11 towns
- Saint Francis1 offer part-time
- Saint Louis Park3 offer part-time
- Saint Michael1 offer part-time
- Saint Paul18 offer part-time
- Sartell3 offer part-time
- Savage1 offer part-time
- Shakopee1 offer part-time
- Shoreview1 offer part-time
- South St Paul1 offer part-time
- Spring Lake Park1 offer part-time
- Stillwater3 offer part-time
W5 towns
- Waconia1 offer part-time
- Wayzata1 offer part-time
- West St Paul4 offer part-time
- Woodbury5 offer part-time
- Worthington1 offer part-time
Z1 town
- Zimmerman2 offer part-time
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Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about part-time daycare in Minnesota
How many daycares that offer part-time care are in Minnesota?
231 daycares that offer part-time care are listed in 92 Minnesota towns. A daycare not on this list may still offer part-time care; ask.
Which Minnesota town has the most daycares that offer part-time care?
Minneapolis, with 29 listed. Next are Saint Paul (18) and Bloomington (7).
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 Minnesota?
Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families licenses daycares in Minnesota. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.