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Drop-In Child Care

What Is Drop-In Child Care?

Drop-In Child Care is a child care arrangement that tends to take place on an as-needed schedule for a few hours at a time while the child’s parent takes part in a short-term activity. For example, on-site drop-in child care may be available at gyms, resort hotels, community centers, and other locations where the parent remains on the premises.

Some family child care and center-based child care programs offer drop in care as a service for parents who do not need full-time care–or even care on a regular part-time basis. A parent who works from home may use such an arrangement from time to time to attend a work-related meeting or run errands.

Many States regulate drop in child care–limiting the number of hours at a time, number of consecutive days, or days per month care can be provided.

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