YMCA Child Care: Quality care for when you can't be there.

YMCA Child Care is a fun, safe place for children six weeks to twelve years. YMCA Child Care offers professional, quality care at an affordable rate in locations convenient to your work and home. Our caring staff nurture children and give them opportunities to learn and grow in spirit, mind and body. Choose from a variety of child care options to suit your family's needs and the needs of your growing child.

Collectively, YMCAs are the largest provider of child care in America. Families trust us to provide their children the opportunity to develop a healthy spirit, mind and body.

Our Philosophy

YMCA Child Care is about learning the basics in life: trust, caring, learning, comfort and safety. Personal attention, a variety of experiences and a generous supply of giggles are a big part of each day. We carefully design every activity to expand their imaginations and encourage lifelong, positive values.

Our Goals

To strengthen your family by:
 - Improving communication
 - Sharing values
 - Increasing families' sense of community
 - Providing peace of mind while children are in our care

To help children reach their full potential by:
 - Developing self-awareness, confidence and self-worth
 - Developing interpersonal relationships
 - Developing values
 - Utilizing emergent learning
 - Developing physical skills
 - Focusing on health and nutrition

Our child care staff are committed to exhibiting and teaching the YMCA's four core values:
Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility.

Our Offerings

• Full-time and Part-time Care (6 weeks - 12 years)
• School-Age Programs (4 - 12 years)
• Preschool Education (3 - 5 years)
• YDay Camp (4 - 16 years)
• Camp Matawa and Camp Minikani (Resident Camps)

Locations

Child Care Centers:
Dunwood Child Care Center (Infants through Age 12)
217 W. Dunwood Road, Fox Point
(414) 351-9622

John C. Cudahy Child Care Center (Infants through Age 12)
9050 N. Swan Road, Milwaukee
Child Care (414) 357-1920

School Age (414) 357-1900

Northside Child Care Center (Infants through Age 12)
1350 W. North Avenue, Milwaukee
Child Care (414) 374-9450

School Age (414) 374-9451

School Age Sites

Please contact us for space availability and rates. The YMCA is a state-licensed provider of child care services. We accept W-2 child care benefits to qualified individuals and families.

The YMCA has made a commitment to quality and safety at each of our child care facilities by striving to surpass State of Wisconsin Licensing Standards, by working to achieve the National Association for the Education of Young Children accreditation at each of our centers.