Please note that SAMSI does not endorse any specific childcare group; this is strictly informational.
In addition to the below information, you can pick up a copy of Carolina Parent at a local news stand, or read it online here.
1) Information for workshop participants and other very short term visitors:
Drop In Day Care
(with distance from SAMSI; larger workshops are held at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, within walking distance from SAMSI.)
- Angelz Funtime (Morrisville) – http://angelzfuntime.com (10.7 miles from SAMSI)
- The Enrichment Center at Bright Horizons (RTP) http://child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com/nc/researchtrianglepark/enrichment (0.8 miles from SAMSI)
- Green Kids – http://greenkidsfun.com/ (6.8 miles from SAMSI
- Jasper’s Place Briar Creek (Special Needs) – www.jaspersplace.org (7.6 miles from SAMSI)
- Kinder Care (Cary & Durham) – http://www.kindercare.com (6.5 miles from SAMSI to S. Square location in Durham, 14.4 miles for the one on Cornerstone Dr. in Cary)
- Kool Kidz Morrisville – http://www.koolkidzdropin.com/ (9.5 miles from SAMSI)
- Right Time Kids Raleigh – http://righttimekids.com/ (17.7 miles from SAMSI)
- Temporary Nannies – http://www.nannies4hire.com (people come to your place)
2) Additional Information for Summer Workshop participants:
Summer camps
(most accept weekly enrollment)
- Morehead Planetarium and Science Center (look for RTP summer camp under youth and family programs) http://www.moreheadplanetarium.org/
- Museum of Life and Sciences – (N Durham, preK-school age) – http://www.ncmls.org/get-involved/camps-and-classes
- Piedmont Wildlife Center (S Durham, preK-school age) –http://www.piedmontwildlifecenter.org/educationprograms/camps/
- Schoolhouse of Wonder (N Durham, school age) – https://schoolhouseofwonder.org/
- Levin JCC (S Durham, preschool & school age) – http://www.levinjcc.org/camp
- Duke Faculty Club (school age) – http://facultyclub.duke.edu/camps/summerCamp.html
- Montessori Children’s House (S Durham, preschool & K)- http://mchdurham.org/our-classrooms/summer-camp/
- Durham Arts Council (downtown, school age) – http://www.durhamarts.org
- YMCA (preschool -school age)- http://www.ymcatriangle.org
3) General Child Care information and organizations for longer term visitors
Child Care Services Association will ask you where you live and how much money you can spend on child care, then they will recommend some options for you.
Child Care Services Association (Durham)
1201 South Briggs Avenue, Suite 200
(919) 403-6950
http://www.childcareservices.org
Monday-Friday: 8am-5pm
Child Care Services Association (Chapel Hill)
1829 E. Franklin St, Bldg 1000
(919) 967-3272
http://www.childcareservices.org
Monday – Friday: 8am-5pm
Childcare Resource List for RTP Employees
Day Care Facilities
- All Starz in Morrisville – http://allstarzchildrensacademy.com
- The Enrichment Center at Bright Horizons (RTP) http://child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com/nc/researchtrianglepark/enrichment
- First Presbyterian Day School in downtown Durham – http://fpdayschool.org/
- Goddard School (Apex, Cary, Durham, Morrisville, Raleigh) http://www.goddardschool.com
- Greenwood School of Discovery (Woodcroft, affordable 5-star NAEYC) http://www.thegreenwoodschool.com/
- Children’s Campus of Southpoint – http://www.childrens-campus.com/
- Global Montessori Academy (Morrisville) – http://globalmontessori.org/
- International Montessori School (Durham) – http://imsnc.org/
- KidsRKids Morrisville – www.kidsrkidsmorrisville.com
- KurmiWasi (home daycare in downtown Durham) – http://kurmiwasi.weebly.com/
- Lakewood Avenue Children’s School (S Durham)- http://www.lakewoodavenue.com/
- Montessori Children’s House (Durham, near Duke) – http://www.mchdurham.org/
- Montessori Community School (Durham) – http://www.mcsdurham.org
- Sterling Montessori Academy (Morrisville) – http://www.sterlingmontessori.org/
- Yates Baptist in S Durham – http://www.yateschurch.org/cdc
Other Links to Child Care Ideas
- https://forms.hr.duke.edu/benefits/dccp/
- http://www.batchgeo.com/map/1428b285456e870182c0fc3b106181e2
- http://ncchildcaresearch.dhhs.state.nc.us/search.asp
Please note that this list was compiled with the help of former visitors and post-docs at SAMSI and NISS. If you have any other links to contribute please let one of the SAMSI staff know and we will gladly add in the information for future visitors.