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Child care and after-school programs in Nebraska
1,128 childcare centers and after-school programs in our directory. Data updated Oct 21, 2026. Home-based family child care is not listed.
State rules at a glance
Childcare licensing: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health, Licensure Unit (Child Care Licensing) Official agency page
Youth camps: Some camp types only. Recreation camps need an annual DHHS permit to operate under 178 NAC 1, Rules and Regulations Relating to Recreation Camps. The rules mainly cover the campsite, buildings, water, plumbing, sewage, food, swimming pools, safety, first aid and health records. Recreation camps are exempt from child care licensing. A summer-only program for school-age children is…
School-age ratio: 1:15. School-age (kindergarten and up)
Read the full Nebraska rules page · Checked October 2026
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All cities A–Z
171 cities with listings
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B
- Bancroft 2
- Battle Creek 1
- Bayard 1
- Beatrice 7
- Bellevue 41
- Bennington 11
- Bertrand 1
- Big Springs 1
- Blair 5
- Bloomfield 1
- Blue Hill 1
- Bridgeport 2
- Broken Bow 4
- Bruning 1
- Burwell 3
C
- Cairo 1
- Cambridge 1
- Cedar Bluffs 1
- Central City 2
- Ceresco 1
- Chadron 3
- Chambers 1
- Chappell 1
- Clarks 1
- Clarkson 1
- Clay Center 1
- Columbus 18
- Cozad 4
- Crete 3
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F
- Fairbury 2
- Fairfield 1
- Fairmont 1
- Falls City 3
- Firth 1
- Fort Calhoun 3
- Fremont 13
- Fullerton 2
G
- Geneva 2
- Gering 8
- Gibbon 1
- Giltner 1
- Gordon 2
- Gothenburg 4
- Grand Island 15
- Grant 1
- Gretna 12
H
- Hampton 1
- Hartington 1
- Hastings 11
- Hay Springs 2
- Hebron 2
- Henderson 2
- Hickman 2
- Holdrege 5
- Hooper 1
- Howells 1
- Humboldt 1
- Humphrey 2
- Hyannis 1
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J
- Juniata 1
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M
- Macy 2
- Madison 2
- Malcolm 1
- Manley 1
- Mc Cook 1
- Mc Cool Junction 1
- Mccook 6
- Milford 3
- Minden 3
- Mitchell 1
- Mullen 1
- Murray 1
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- Palmer 1
- Papillion 34
- Pawnee City 1
- Pender 2
- Peru 1
- Pierce 1
- Platte Center 1
- Plattsmouth 4
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- Saint Paul 3
- Schuyler 2
- Scottsbluff 18
- Scribner 1
- Seward 8
- Sidney 3
- South Sioux City 5
- Springfield 2
- Stanton 1
- Staplehurst 1
- Sterling 1
- Stuart 1
- Superior 2
- Sutton 2
- Syracuse 3
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U
- Utica 2
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W
- Wahoo 6
- Wakefield 1
- Walthill 1
- Waterloo 1
- Wausa 1
- Waverly 7
- Wayne 4
- Weeping Water 1
- West Point 2
- Wilber 1
- Winnebago 2
- Winside 1
- Wood River 1
- Wymore 1
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Sources and licenses
- Nebraska DHHS licensed child care — Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Shared for public use on NebraskaMap.gov; no formal open license. Monthly, around the 15th. Source data.
Listings are excerpts or adaptations of the source data. State data changes. Confirm the license and program details with the agency before you enroll a child.