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Preschool & pre-K

Preschools & Pre-K in Fairbanks, AK

Preschool and pre-K programs in Fairbanks take children from about 3 until kindergarten. Full-time preschool-age care at a center costs a median of $265 a week in Fairbanks North Star Borough (2022).

preschools and pre-K programs in Fairbanks
40
daycare centers
16
in-home daycares
24
take infants
33
State license records

All preschools and pre-K programs in Fairbanks

Showing 1 to 30 of 40

Providers on paid plans are listed first, then those in a state pre-K program, then those that offer pre-K on their own website, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

  1. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    AK Kids Bilingual Daycare

    Fairbanks, AK 99709 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  2. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Animal Cracker Kids

    Fairbanks, AK 99701 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  3. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Happy Faces Home Daycare

    Fairbanks, AK 99701 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  4. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Incredible Kids

    Fairbanks, AK 99701 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  5. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Kids Stay N' Play

    Fairbanks, AK 99701 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  6. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Mama Bears Cub Care

    Fairbanks, AK 99701 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  7. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    My Little World

    Fairbanks, AK 99701 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  8. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    New Horizons Day Care

    Fairbanks, AK 99709 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  9. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Nicole's Daycare

    Fairbanks, AK 99701 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  10. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Our Kids Our Future

    Fairbanks, AK 99707 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  11. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Pasitos De Amor

    Fairbanks, AK 99701 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  12. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Precious Memories Daycare

    Fairbanks, AK 99701 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  13. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Room For Babies Daycare

    Fairbanks, AK 99709 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  14. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Sarah's Stepping Stones

    Fairbanks, AK 99701 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  15. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Shakira's Cub Watch

    Fairbanks, AK 99709 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  16. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Smart Start

    Fairbanks, AK 99701 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  17. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Sunshine Family Daycare 2

    Fairbanks, AK 99701 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  18. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Teddy Bear Loving Day Care

    Fairbanks, AK 99709 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
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How this list is made: Fairbanks daycares whose Alaska record serves preschool-age children, plus those that say they offer pre-K or whose name says preschool. A daycare without this tag may still run a preschool room; ask.

Preschool and pre-K

What preschool costs in Fairbanks

Preschool-age care at a center in Fairbanks North Star Borough, per week (2022)
$265
The Fairbanks North Star Borough median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $215 a week.

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

Before you enroll

Choosing a preschool or pre-K in Fairbanks

  1. 1

    Ask about the day

    Ask how the day runs: free play, circle time, outdoor time and naps. Ask what children do to get ready for kindergarten.

  2. 2

    Half day or full day

    Many preschools run half days or school-year hours. If you work full time, ask about before- and after-care.

  3. 3

    Ask about cost

    Ask for the tuition, the registration fee and whether the state's pre-K or child care assistance can pay part of it.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

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

Questions

Questions

How many preschools and pre-K programs are in Fairbanks?

40 preschools and pre-K programs are listed in Fairbanks. A daycare without this tag may still run a preschool room; ask.

What is the difference between preschool and pre-K?

Pre-K is the year before kindergarten, usually for 4-year-olds, and many states fund free or low-cost pre-K. Preschool is the wider term for programs for children of about 3 to 5. Many daycares run both, and this list has both.

Is there free preschool near me?

Head Start is free for children 3 to 5 from families who qualify, and many school districts run free pre-K classes. School-district pre-K is often not on child care license lists, so check with your school district too.

What age is pre-K?

Pre-K is usually for children who turn 4 by a cutoff date in late summer or early fall, the year before kindergarten. Each state sets its own cutoff.

What is the difference between preschool and daycare?

A preschool teaches children of about 3 to 5 before kindergarten, often for part of the day. A daycare looks after children while parents work, often all day, and many daycares run a preschool room. This list has both: places whose state record serves preschool-age children, that offer pre-K on their own website, or that are named a preschool.

Are these daycares licensed in Alaska?

Every listing here comes from the Alaska child care license records.