Childcare And Early Learning in Las Vegas

Finding childcare in the valley means juggling three questions at once: hours, cost, and whether there is actually a spot. This page pulls daycare, part-time preschool, pre-k and before and after school care together to compare across types.

Know which type you need. Daycare centers take infants and toddlers and run long hours. Preschools and pre-k focus on the years before kindergarten; ask whether they keep a school-day schedule with breaks. School-age care covers the gap between the bell and the end of your workday. The daycare centers guide and preschools guide go deeper on each.

Read free carefully. 68 of the 414 programs are listed as free. That is not free full-time daycare; ask what the free program actually is, who qualifies, and how many hours it covers. 185 post a price range, and the rest make you call.

Ask about the waitlist first. Infant rooms are the hardest spots to find, in my experience, so I ask about the waitlist before I ask about anything else. The most common listed ages are 1 to 12.

Then ask the rest. Hours and the late pick-up fee, the ratio for your child's age, the deposit, and what tuition includes versus what costs extra (meals, diapers, supplies). 35 of these are in Summerlin; filter by your commute, not your home.