Daycare centers topeka ks: Find Child Care – Child Care Aware of Eastern Kansas

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Find Child Care – Child Care Aware of Eastern Kansas

Choosing child care is one of the most important decisions you will make for your child. For more than 40 years, we have helped families just like yours understand how to determine the best child care setting for their child. Our statewide network of child care resources and referral agencies (CCR&Rs) work together to connect families across Kansas to child care in their area.

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Call 785-357-5171 in Topeka or 877-678-2548 toll free, and select option “1” to speak with a knowledgeable Resource Specialist. Our Parent Resource Center’s hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. We will assist you in your child care search by providing a list of licensed child care providers in your area, as well as personalized information that will help you choose the right child care program for your family. All services to parents are at no cost and all information shared is confidential. If you prefer to do your own search or need information outside of our normal business hours, click here to perform your online search.

While we are pleased to provide a free referral service, Child Care Aware® of Kansas/Child Care Aware® of Eastern Kansas cannot legally endorse or recommend anyone’s child care program. The list of facilities you receive are referrals, not recommendations.

Every effort is made to supply you with up-to-date information. Your referral list will contain a list of licensed child care programs and the following for each program:

  • contact information

  • location

  • days and times care is available

  • program vacancy information

  • environment description

  • child care provider educational qualifications

  • child care provider training and accreditation status

We maintain the confidentiality of all information we receive from you. Your email address will be used only by Child Care Aware® of Kansas and our agencies. It will not be sold or otherwise distributed.

Explore. Know your options. Start looking for child care as soon as you can. Finding the right child care setting may take some time.

Evaluate. Consider your preferences. For example, think about the individual learning style of your child (does he/she prefer small groups or large groups), your family needs, the location, and the hours of care.

Observe. Visit at least three programs before making your final decision. Interview prospective child care providers and talk to everyone who will be involved in your child’s care. Plan to spend 30 to 60 minutes at each interview. Take your child with you to see if the program is a good fit for him/her. To help guide you through the interview, refer to the questions . Examples of valuable questions include:

  • “Are you licensed by the State of Kansas?”

  • “What is your adult/child ratio?”

  • “How do you partner with families?”

Decide. Think about what you saw at each visit. Refer to your notes and trust your instincts. Pay attention to any uneasy feelings you may have.

Be involved. You and your child care provider are partners now. You have the right to visit your child’s program any time your child is there. Making such visits are one way to monitor the quality of care your child is receiving.

All facilities that provide child care are licensed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). KDHE administers the child care licensing laws and issues licenses for child care facilities to protect the health, safety, and welfare of children receiving care away from home. Before selecting a child care facility, families can review the licensing history, substantial complaints, or current non-compliance issues of a child care facility by clicking here. Requirements for regulated child care can also be found at this link.

Some of the requirements include being certified in first aid and CPR, passing a Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) criminal history and child abuse and neglect background check, and passing a facilities inspection at least once every 12 months to protect the health, safety, and well-being of the children in care, etc.

Family Child Care (FCC)
This includes licensed daycare homes with one child care provider, or group day care homes with two child care providers. and visit page 4 for capacity details and ratios for FCCs.

Child Care Center (CCC)
This includes a child care facility where care and educational activities are provided for 13 or more children. Learn more about CCCs, including capacity details, by and visiting page 5.

Preschool
This includes a child care facility that provides learning experiences for children who are 30 months and older, but not old enough to attend kindergarten. Learn more about preschools by and visiting page 5.

Before & After School Care
This includes licensed child care that is provided in a home, public school or center for children ages 5 and up, and is available for care outside of public school hours. Some child care programs provide both before and after school care, some just provide before or after, and some will also provide care on days public schools are closed.

Check out the child care provider’s credentials. Research clearly shows that education and specialized training in early childhood practice positively impact the quality of an early learning program.

Is the child care program accredited? Accreditation indicates that a child care program meets nationally recognized guidelines for high-quality early care and education. Learn more about provider credentials and accreditation by and scrolling to page 5.

If you need further assistance in your child care search, contact a Resource Specialist at 785-357-5171 or 877-678-2548 toll-free for additional referrals and creative options that will help in your search. We are committed to helping you find the best information on locating high-quality child care and child care resources in your community. You can also visit the Child Care Aware® of America website by clicking here for additional resources.

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The Best 20 Child & Day Care in Topeka, KS

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  • 1.

    ChildCare Aware of Northeast & North Central Kansa…

    • Child & Day Care

    • 1710 SW 10th Ave Suite 215, Topeka, KS

    9.7

    Score Details

    • Location

      Great

    • Ratings

      Great

    • Recency

      Ok

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    (785) 357-5171

    Referral from

    Sep 01, 2016

     

    Jessica S. :

    Needing a babysitter to pick up my kids from school and drop them off with their dad after he gets off around 545. Needing ASAP before I…

    Penny M.:

    Might check with childcare aware (785) 357-5171 https://stage.worklifesystems.com/parent/16

  • 2.

    Jessica S Munch Kins

    • Child & Day Care

    • 834 Ne Kellam Ave Topeka, KS 66616

    7.7

    Score Details

    • Location

      Great

    • Ratings

      Great

    • Recency

      Ok

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    (520) 253-0901

    Referral from

    Oct 16, 2015

     

    Haley S. :

    In need of childcare for my 3 year old son asap. Preferably in the surrounding area of north topeka asap….

    Jessica E.:

    I’m in North Topeka, have 1 opening. 520-253-0901

  • 3.

    Manchester School

    • Child & Day Care

    • 5221 SW 15th Ct Topeka, KS 66604

    • Closed

    7.6

    Score Details

    • Location

      Great

    • Ratings

      Great

    • Recency

      Ok

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    (785) 272-1414

    Referral from

    Feb 10, 2016

     

    Matt M. :

    We’re shopping around for a new daycare in this area for our 3 year old. Looking for more of a preschool setting rather than home…

    Davey H.:

    Check out Manchester School for Young Children, not 100% sure about openings right now, but I think they’ll have what you’re looking…

  • 4.

    Small Steps- Big Leaps Family Child Care

    • Child & Day Care

    • Berryton Topeka, KS 66409

    7.5

    Score Details

    • Location

      Great

    • Ratings

      Great

    • Recency

      Ok

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    (785) 409-3960

    Referral from

    Mar 02, 2016

     

    Amy H. :

    I’m searching for a licensed home day care in SE topeka (preferably not far from 45th and topeka) for our 15 month old. We need someone…

    Renee S.:

    https://m.facebook.com/SmallStepsBigLeaps/

  • 5.

    Home Learning Center Inc

    • Child & Day Care

    • Topeka, KS 66608

    7.4

    Score Details

    • Location

      Great

    • Ratings

      Great

    • Recency

      Ok

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    (785) 379-6598

    Referral from

    Jul 17, 2015

     

    Benjamin D. :

    We are looking for a learning daycare provider/center for a 3 and 1 year old in or around the North Topeka area. We’d like to have Pre…

    Tonja R.:

    I work for Home Away from Home Learning Center in North Topeka. We currently have openings in our center. If you would like more…

  • 6.

    Little Bright Minds Daycare

    • Child & Day Care, Preschool

    • Topeka, KS

    7.3

    Score Details

    • Location

      Great

    • Ratings

      Great

    • Recency

      Ok

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    (785) 501-4349

    Referral from

    Aug 05, 2015

     

    Julia D. :

    ISO: Childcare for my 3 1/2 year old starting the end of August. Would need mon, tues, thurs, and fri mostly between the hours of 8am…

    Stephanie L.:

    https://m.facebook.com/LittleBrightMindsDaycare

  • 7.

    Tdc Learning Centers Inc

    • Child & Day Care

    • 817 SW Harrison St, Topeka, KS 66612, USA Topeka, KS 66612

    7.2

    Score Details

    • Location

      Great

    • Ratings

      Great

    • Recency

      Ok

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    (785) 272-5051

    Referral from

    May 19, 2014

     

    Angela R. :

    Hello everyone! Travis Richard and I are looking for a nice and reliable daycare provider in the Emporia/Americus area that will be able…

    Erik G.:

    I have Liam going to Little Explorers daycare right down the street from the VA. I don’t know if you ever plan on coming back to the…

  • 8.

    Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy

    • Child & Day Care

    • 700 SW Zoo Pkwy, Topeka, KS 66606, USA Topeka, KS 66606

    7.1

    Score Details

    • Location

      Great

    • Ratings

      Great

    • Recency

      Ok

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    (785) 357-5211

    Referral from

    Apr 07, 2014

     

    Ashley B. :

    Need some ideas for daycare/day camps, etc… for kids this summer…Both husband and I work 40-50 hour/week and need something for our…

    Chelle D.:

    This link give you the enrollment info for both Helen Hocker (in Gage Park) and Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy. There are camps for kids…

  • 9.

    TLC Childcare

    • Child & Day Care

    • 12 Twinkle Toes Daycare: Sw Avalon Ln Topeka, KS 66604

    7.0

    Score Details

    • Location

      Great

    • Ratings

      Great

    • Recency

      Ok

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    (785) 231-8287

    Referral from

    Jul 29, 2015

     

    Christine D. :

    Looking for childcare in the Montara for a 2year-old and 11 year old. From 7:30 AM to 530 PM STARTING ASAP

    Crystal H.:

    I am licensed and have immediate openings. You can call/text me at 785-231-8287.

  • 10.

    Little Gingerbread Daycare

    • Child & Day Care

    • 2549 SW Kent St Topeka, KS 66614

    6.9

    Score Details

    • Location

      Great

    • Ratings

      Great

    • Recency

      Ok

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    (785) 806-4870

    Referral from

    Jan 08, 2015

     

    Autumn F. :

    Looking for daycare close to gage park or SW topeka for a 5 month old. Also if anyone does backup daycare???

    Jessica S.:

    I have an opening. I live close to 21 st and fairlawn. My daycare page is https://www.facebook.com/littlegingerbreaddaycaretopeka

  • 11.

    Mami Around The Clock Daycare

    • Child & Day Care

    • 3720 SW Mulvane St Topeka, KS 66609

    • Closed

    6.8

    Score Details

    • Location

      Great

    • Ratings

      Great

    • Recency

      Ok

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    (785) 266-8088

    Referral from

    May 12, 2015

     

    Tisha F. :

    I am looking for childcare for our 2 year old daughter. Would need to start around the middle of June-first of July. She is working on…

    Jennifer P.:

    Mami Around The Clock. They are amazing & have openings.! Give them a call@7852668088

  • 12.

    Laughing Hearts Daycare/Preschool

    • Child & Day Care

    • 2425 SE Alexander Dr Topeka, KS 66605

    • Closed

    6.7

    Score Details

    • Location

      Great

    • Ratings

      Great

    • Recency

      Ok

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    (785) 221-5499

    Referral from

    Aug 05, 2015

     

    Julia D. :

    ISO: Childcare for my 3 1/2 year old starting the end of August. Would need mon, tues, thurs, and fri mostly between the hours of 8am…

    Staci D.:

    https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=346408162236084

  • 13.

    Ka Lynns Kiddos

    • Child & Day Care

    • 12 Little Scholar: Nw Topeka Blvd Topeka, KS 66617

    6.6

    Score Details

    • Location

      Great

    • Ratings

      Great

    • Recency

      Ok

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    (785) 554-9916

    Referral from

    Feb 16, 2015

     

    Kristin C. :

    Looking for childcare for our little boy. He will be 2 next month. As to be open for children by 7am in the mornings. And we prefer…

    KaLynn M.:

    I will have an opening. If interested you can text me at 785-554-9916.

  • 14.

    Susanna Wesley Preschool

    • Child & Day Care

    • 7433 SW 29th St Topeka, KS 66614

    • Closed

    6.5

    Score Details

    • Location

      Great

    • Ratings

      Good

    • Recency

      Ok

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    (785) 478-3697

    Referral from

    Jun 10, 2015

     

    Matt W. :

    Hello new neighbors! My family and I are moving into the neighborhood later this month. In the meantime, we are looking for daycare…

    Heather C.:

    You are going to love Sherwood Park….and your new house! 😉 Susanna Wesley runs a before and after school program a lot of Indian…

  • 15.

    Sunshine Kids Daycare

    • Child & Day Care

    • SW Windwood Ln Topeka, KS 66002

    6.4

    Score Details

    • Location

      Great

    • Ratings

      Great

    • Recency

      Ok

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    (913) 426-0173

    Referral from

    Mar 28, 2015

     

    Makayla J. :

    Is anyone a daycare provider that goes through srs

    Kayla L.:

    https://www.facebook.com/SunshineKid123

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  • Referral from February 11, 2014

    Chelle H. asked:

    I just moved to Topeka and expecting my first child the end of June. I will be going back to work in September any suggestions on daycare? I am a little nervous being…

  • Referral from October 2, 2014

    Matt R. asked:

    Hello everyone. I am needing a daycare that is closer to my home (17th and Fairlawn) or my job, which is downtown. I have a baby who is turning 1 on Sunday who is in…

  • Referral from July 9, 2015

    Jesse O. asked:

    Hello! I am ISO child care for an infant (8 weeks old). If anybody knows of an opening please let me know, thank you! Either in Topeka or Lawrence area.

  • Referral from March 7, 2014

    Tammy B. asked:

    My husband is considering taking a new job in topeka. If he does we will need new daycare. Does any LICENSED day cares have openings for a 20month old and a 4yr old, if.