Preschools & Pre-K in Utah
Preschool and pre-K programs across Utah take children from about 3 until kindergarten. Full-time preschool-age care at a center costs a median of $168 a week in the middle Utah county (2022).
- preschools and pre-K programs listed
- 230
- towns
- 84
- towns have their own preschools and pre-K page
- 28
- of all Utah daycares
- 13%
Map of Utah: each dot is a town with preschools and pre-K programs, sized by how many are listed
Preschool and pre-K
What preschool costs in Utah
- Preschool-age care at a center, per week, in the middle Utah county (2022)
- $168
- The median of 29 county medians, from $168 in the lowest county to $170 in the highest.
Utah
Largest towns for preschools and pre-K in Utah
Programs
Programs in Utah
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 | 1,749 |
| Take infants | 124 |
| Child care centers | 906 |
| Accept subsidy | 52 |
| In-home daycares | 843 |
| Christian & church daycares | 25 |
| Montessori schools | 61 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 230 |
| Early morning daycare | 219 |
| Part-time daycare | 67 |
| Drop-in daycare | 15 |
| After-school care | 51 |
| Bilingual daycare | 32 |
| Head Start | 104 |
The Utah state record
Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Utah.
- License list
- The state's public list of licensed child care
- Ages served
- The ages on each license
- Inspections
- Every visit the state publishes back to 2023
- Cited rules
- The inspector's finding, in the state's own words, with the level of noncompliance
- Corrections
- Correction dates as the state records them
Before you enroll
Choosing a preschool or pre-K in Utah
- 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
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
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
Check the license record
Open a listing for its state license, the ages it serves and, where the state publishes it, the inspection record.
Utah
Cost, inspections and ratios in Utah
A to Z
All 84 Utah towns with preschools and pre-K, A to Z
B3 towns
- Bluffdale2 preschools
- Bountiful3 preschools
- Brigham City2 preschools
C7 towns
- Cedar City2 preschools
- Centerville2 preschools
- Circleville1 preschool
- Clearfield1 preschool
- Cleveland1 preschool
- Clinton1 preschool
- Cottonwood Heights4 preschools
D1 town
- Draper8 preschools
E2 towns
- Eagle Mountain1 preschool
- Elk Ridge1 preschool
F3 towns
- Farmington2 preschools
- Farr West1 preschool
- Ferron1 preschool
G2 towns
- Grantsville1 preschool
- Green River1 preschool
H7 towns
- Heber City4 preschools
- Herriman2 preschools
- Holladay5 preschools
- Hooper1 preschool
- Huntington1 preschool
- Hurricane1 preschool
- Hyrum1 preschool
M9 towns
N3 towns
- Nibley3 preschools
- North Logan2 preschools
- North Ogden1 preschool
O3 towns
- Ogden7 preschools
- Orangeville1 preschool
- Orem8 preschools
P6 towns
- Park City1 preschool
- Payson5 preschools
- Perry2 preschools
- Pleasant Grove4 preschools
- Pleasant View1 preschool
- Provo6 preschools
R5 towns
- Richmond1 preschool
- River Heights1 preschool
- Riverdale1 preschool
- Riverton7 preschools
- Roy4 preschools
S15 towns
- Saint George8 preschools
- Salem1 preschool
- Salt Lake City23 preschools
- Sandy7 preschools
- Santa Clara1 preschool
- Santaquin1 preschool
- Saratoga Springs3 preschools
- Smithfield3 preschools
- South Jordan7 preschools
- South Ogden2 preschools
- South Salt Lake1 preschool
- Spanish Fork6 preschools
- Springville7 preschools
- Stansbury Park2 preschools
- Sunset1 preschool
T3 towns
- Taylor1 preschool
- Taylorsville1 preschool
- Tooele3 preschools
V1 town
- Vernal1 preschool
W6 towns
- Washington2 preschools
- Washington Terrace1 preschool
- West Haven2 preschools
- West Jordan3 preschools
- West Valley1 preschool
- West Valley City2 preschools
No town on this list matches. Check the spelling, or search by ZIP code above.
Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about preschools and pre-K in Utah
How many preschools and pre-K programs are in Utah?
230 preschools and pre-K programs are listed in 84 Utah towns. A daycare without this tag may still run a preschool room; ask.
Which Utah town has the most preschools and pre-K programs?
Salt Lake City, with 23 listed. Next are Draper (8) and Orem (8).
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.
Who licenses daycares in Utah?
Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Utah. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.