Childcare Los Alamos & White Rock


1	This document is currently managed by First Born Program of Los Alamos. Please contact us at welcome@firstbornla.org if you have updates. **
2	Name	Location	Type	Ages	Parttime, fulltime, hourly	Availability (subject to change)	Best Contact	Website	ECECD (State) Subsidy?	Breaks?	Notes

3	ARK Child Development Center	LA	site	6 weeks - 12 years	hourly- take both full and part time	YES (8/01/24) have a few spots opening once school starts. Will also have a few spots available in the infant group.	505-662-4822	http://www.firstinyourheart.org/ark/	YES (verified 8/2024)	Closed for a week for winter break. Open for spring break. Closed for Thanksgiving, New Years, Juneteenth, (all the days that the lab is off / federal holidays)	in the First United Methodist Church, you do not have to be a member of the church, there is a religious aspect but nondenominational
4	Canyoncito Montessori	LA	site	2 years (must be potty trained) - Kinder	Mornings or full day, 2-5 days a week	YES (8/01/24) have a few spots open in the Pre-K/Kinder room (typically 3.5-6 year old)	505-662-2910	http://www.canyoncitomontessori.com/	YES (verified 8/2024)	Closed for 2 weeks for winter break. Closed for spring break. Closed for Thanksgiving, New Years, (typically aligns with LAPS schedule). Also closed for a week in June.	Montessori learning. Child must be potty trained.
5	Little Forest Playschool	LA	site	6 weeks - 5 years	full day, 3 or more days a week 7:30-5:30pm	limited availability	505-662-5895	https://www.littleforestplayschool.org/	YES (verified 7/2024)	Thanksgiving: closed Wed. Nov.27th-29th Winter Break: closed two full weeks
6	Quemazon Montessori	LA	site	8 weeks through 5 years	full-time only, M-F 8-4 or with possible extended care 7:30-5:30	some early childhood availability. No infant or toddler availability.	505-662-3000 quemazonmontessori@gmail.com	https://www.quemazonmontessori.com/ (blog not updated since May 2020)	NO (verified 8/2024)	Essentially follow the public school schedule (minus summer closures). Closed 2 weeks for winter break. Closed one week for spring break.	Caring for ages 8 weeks through 5 years providing full time care, Monday through Friday during core hours from 8 am-4 pm or 8:30 am-4:30 pm, with extended care options available 7:30 am-5:30 pm
7	Bilingual Montesorri Los Alamos	LA	site	infant: 6 weeks to 12 months. transition room: 12 months-18 months. toddler: 2-3 years	4-5 days a week, 7:30am - 5:30pm	infant(6 weeks to 12 months) WAITLIST til May '24. Transition room(12-18 months) Enrolling based on waitlist. Toddler(2-3 years) Enrolling based on waitlist. see website to join waitlist, priority will be given to LANL employees	505-551-8057 bmslam.kids@gmail.com	http://www.bilingualmontessorischool.com/	NO (verified 8/2024)	Follows the public school schedule minus the summer break.	Will be open 7:30-5:30, waitlist on website, hope to have all buildings open in October of 2024 (up to age 6), will be 4 buildings separated by age, completely renovated with new materials, furniture, playgrounds. https://discover.lanl.gov/news/0509-child-care-center
8	Bilingual Montesorri White Rock	WR	site	6 weeks to 6 years	4-5 days a week, 7:30am-5:30pm	most rooms have an opening!	505-672-1800 bms.general@gmail.com	http://www.bilingualmontessorischool.com/	NO (verified 8/2024)	Follows the public school schedule minus the summer break.	expanding soon with LANL grant, will be open 7:30-5:30, waitlist on website, 4 buildings separated by age, completely renovated with new materials, furniture, playgrounds.
9	Dragonfly Playhouse	WR	site	6 weeks - 4 years	Part time, Full time, Hourly: Monday-Thursday Full-time care, Monday-Friday Full-time care, Fridays only (drop in or contract)	Infant availability = 2 spots for ages 6 months and younger Toddler availability = 6 spots for children born between 4-1-2023 and 9-1-2023	dragonflyplayhouse@gmail.com , 505-672-8158	https://www.facebook.com/DragonflyPlayhouseHomeDaycare/	No (verified 7/2024)	Contact for scheduled closures until 6/1/2025 Will be closed Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday during Thanksgiving week but will accept drop-in care students on Monday & Tuesday based on staff availability **Closed for two full weeks winter break/ New Year's. Reopens Monday, January 6, 2025 (has drop in care available that day)	Friday only drop-in care available based on staff availability $95 per day + registration fee.
10	Ponderosa Montessori	WR	site	6 weeks - 6th grade	3-5 day, half or full days, 7:30am-5:30pm	some openings, please call	505-672-9211	https://ponderosamontessori.com/	YES (verified 10/2023)	Thanksgiving - 2 days Winter Break - 2 weeks Spring Break - 1 week
11	YMCA	Every elementary school	site	PreK - 6th	preK-6 afterschool at elemetary sites, no Wed AM preK at this time (7/25/23)	availibility different at each school	505-662-3100	https://laymca.org/	No, please apply for support through https://laymca.org/financial-assistance		the summer and school year programs run differently, please check website for details under "Childcare"
12	Worms and Wildflowers Farm and Nature School	WR	home	2.5-8 yrs	8:30-1:00pm M-Th (2, 3, or 4 days) ages 2.5-5, (after school) Mondays & Wednesdays 3-5pm ages 5-8	Adding to waitlist for after school program	505-394-9997, director@wormsandwildflowers.com	https://www.facebook.com/groups/448134770081805 https://www.wormsandwildflowers.com/	NO (verified 8/2024)	Thanksgiving Wed-Fri, closed for 2 weeks at Winter Break, aligned with LAPS schedule but does offer summer camps	Nature-based, mainly outdoor program with a focus on nature-play, food production, and animal care. *Doesn't currently offer tours but has an Annual Open House on 08/17/24 from 11-2pm
13	Lyceum for Kids	LA	home	2-5 years old	part time and full time	has availability (8/1/24)	Elena Lapteva (505)661-4992	https://lyceumforkids.godaddysites.com/	NO (verified 08/2024)	Follow LAPS schedule. Closed 1 week for winter break. Closed 1 week for spring break.
14	Corderito Junior Daycare	LA	home	6 weeks- 5 years	full-time prefered but half-time available	No, possibly in March (12-14-22)	Sarai Rascon 5057097025 corderitojr18@gmail.com	https://m.facebook.com/corderitojuniordaycare/	No (verified 12/2022)
15	Giggle N’ Grow Family Childcare	LA	home	infant - 10 years	full time, available for evening/weekend care (doesn't have to be a weekday care family)	No, has waitlist (08/01/2024)	Amanda Leibee 505-690-5471 supermom-84@hotmail.com		NO(verified 8/2024)	possible week off in the fall; closed day of for all federal holidays.
16	Love Yourself Preschool (Maria Saunders)	LA	home	birth - 3 year olds	full time Mon-Thurs, every other Friday	yes, 3 infant spots (08/01/24)	Maria Saunders 505-231-6901	www.facebook.com/maria.saunders.125
17	Neverland Daycare	LA	home	6 wks - 6 yrs	part time (2 or 3 days) or full time (4 days), Monday-Thursday 7:30am-5:15pm (NO FRIDAYS)	No availibility currently (08/01/2024)	Natasha Morris, call/text 715-505-9885		NO (verified 08/2024)	Observes all federal holidays	Caring for ages 6 weeks to 6 years old, Open Monday through Thursday, 7:30am - 5:15pm. The children will go on one daycare walk per day.
18	Sprouts Preschool	LA	Home	2 yr and older	7:30-5:00pm, M-F full day and half day available	Availibility beginning in August	Megan Hudson 505-710-7840		NO (8/2024)
19	Cultural Care Au Pair	online	live-in				local coordinator Amanda Zengel amanda.zengel@lcc.culturalcare.com 971-255-9937	https://culturalcare.com/			Cultural Care Au Pair: Hosting an Au Pair can be a fabulous solution if daycare doesn’t work for your family or you have multiple children needing care. For more information on what the program is and how to get involved please contact the local coordinator, Amanda Zengal, Amanda.zengel@llc.culturalcare.com
20	Go AuPair	online	live-in					https://www.goaupair.com/
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23	** Disclaimer - First Born Program of Los Alamos lists these resources for informational purposes only. We recommend every family does their own research to determine which care site is best for their family. We do not recommend a specific site and do not take responsibility for any events or care at these sites.
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25	NAEYC is the professional and accrediting organization for early childhood. All ECED professionals with academic credentials are educated according to their standards and they have some good resources on choosing daycare environments. What Does a High-Quality Program for Infants Look Like? What You Want to See in a High-Quality Infant Program A High-Quality Program for Your Toddler What You Want to See in a High-Quality Toddler Program You can use this page to check the licensing status and the status of any complaints against them here. If you put in just the town, state, zip, and "child care centers," it will pull all the centers in Los Alamos County.
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