Childcare & Youth Development

Two Great Locations to serve you!

YWCA childcare centers provide a safe, caring environment that promotes exercising minds and bodies.  Our centers have age-appropriate classrooms, and educational toys designed to foster your child's creativity. We invite you to tour the YWCA childcare centers.

• Childcare Tours

  Set up one today!

  We would love to give you a tour of our facilities.  Drop us an email or call (605) 336-3660 for our downtown center or (605) 362-9438 for our south center.

• High quality, affordable childcare

  Children 4 weeks - 12 years old

  The YWCA was one of the first groups in the country to recognize the need for quality child care as mothers began to join the workforce. In 1864, the YWCA founded the first child care center in the United States.  Over the decades we have earned a national reputation for loving child care and child development programs.
  
  Our comprehensive child development program facilitates the growth and development of each child socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually.  Daily lesson plans focus on values such as appreciation of different cultures and racial diversity.  We partner with other agencies to insure that no family is denied care due to income. The YWCA childcare centers provide USDA approved meals and snacks. 
  
  We believe children learn through life experiences and play. It is equally important for children to develop desirable personal and social values, to exercise reason and to develop the ability to choose and make decisions.  The YWCA has an open door policy and parents and grandparents are invited to drop in anytime to participate in their child’s learning experience.  From drop-in visits to chaperoning field trips to enjoying family events, we value and encourage our parent-teacher partnerships.