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Part-Time Daycare in Washington

Daycares that offer part-time care in Washington, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.

daycares that offer part-time care listed
160
towns
65
towns have their own part-time daycare page
17
of all Washington daycares
6%

Map of Washington: each dot is a town with daycares that offer part-time care, sized by how many are listed

Part-time
What puts a daycare on this listIt says it offers part-time care: half days or some days a week.A daycare not on this list may still offer part-time care; ask.

Washington

Largest towns for part-time daycare in Washington

Bellevue14 offer part-timeSeattle14 offer part-timeSpokane10 offer part-timeVancouver8 offer part-timeBellingham6 offer part-timeLynnwood6 offer part-timeRedmond6 offer part-timeTacoma6 offer part-timeBothell4 offer part-timeEverett4 offer part-timeIssaquah4 offer part-timeKirkland4 offer part-time

Programs

Programs in Washington

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 daycares2,500
Take infants752
Child care centers2,500
Accept subsidy138
In-home daycaresNone listed
Christian & church daycares163
Montessori schools184
Preschools & pre-K1,678
Early morning daycare338
Part-time daycare160
Drop-in daycare60
After-school care2,218
Bilingual daycare79
Head Start120

The Washington state record

Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families licenses daycares in Washington.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
On the state's own site; each listing links to it
Search the Washington state records

Before you enroll

Choosing part-time care in Washington

  1. 1

    Ask which days

    Ask whether part-time means set days each week or half days, and whether you can change them.

  2. 2

    Ask about cost

    Ask how part-time tuition compares with full time, and whether you pay for holidays and sick days.

  3. 3

    Ask about the group

    Ask whether part-time children join the same room each time.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

    Open a listing for its state license and, where the state publishes it, the inspection record.

Washington

Cost, inspections and ratios in Washington

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

A to Z

All 65 Washington towns with part-time daycare, A to Z

B11 towns
C2 towns
D4 towns
E4 towns
F4 towns
G1 town
I1 town
K4 towns
L7 towns
M3 towns
N2 towns
O2 towns
P4 towns
R2 towns
S9 towns
T1 town
V1 town
W1 town
Y2 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

Oregon181 offer part-timeIdaho48 offer part-time

Questions

Questions about part-time daycare in Washington

How many daycares that offer part-time care are in Washington?

160 daycares that offer part-time care are listed in 65 Washington towns. A daycare not on this list may still offer part-time care; ask.

Which Washington town has the most daycares that offer part-time care?

Bellevue, with 14 listed. Next are Seattle (14) and Spokane (10).

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 Washington?

Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families licenses daycares in Washington. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.