Crisis Nursery (Respite Child Care) List

The purpose of this national list of crisis nurseries is to assist families who need crisis respite care.  Below are the names and websites of crisis nurseries across the nation. If you are aware of a crisis nursery in your area, please send me their name and website address.

This page is a work in progress. As I discover more, I will list them here. Some states are blank - if you have any information regarding crisis nurseries in those states, I would appreciate the information.

Thank you so much to the people across the nation who have emailed updates and new information about crisis nurseries to me. I deeply appreciate your help!!

All the best,
Darbi 

Darbi.Haynes-Lawrence@wku.edu

 Crisis Nurseries in the United States of America

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

• Child Crisis Arizona - Safe kids - Strong Families

Arkansas

• Ft Smith Crisis Intervention Center

California

•  Bay Area Crisis Nursery

• First Step Children's Center
•  KARE Crisis Nursery, Inc. (Grass Valley, CA)
• Sacramento Crisis Nurseries
•  Yolo Crisis Nurseries

 CONNECTICUT

• Kids in Crisis

COLORADO 

• Grand Valley Crisis Nursery

FLORIDA 

• Children's Home Society of Florida
• Hibiscus Children’s Center

GEORGIA 

• Atlanta Children's Shelter

HAWAII 

IDAHO 

• The Children's Village
• Kinderhaven

ILLINOIS

• Crisis Nursery Coalition of Illinois
• Children’s Home and Aid
• Crisis Nursery of Urbana-Champaign
• Crittenton Centers
• Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery
• Maryville Academy Crisis Nursery
• The Children's Foundation

INDIANA

• Ark Crisis Child Care Center
•  DayBreak Crisis Homes

 IOWA

• Iowa4c's
• Family Resource Center - Crisis Child Care in Carroll Iowa
• Community Action Agency - (Information for: Dubuque, Delaware and Jackson counties)
• Child Abuse Prevention Services - Marshalltown, IA

 KANSAS

• Kansas Children's Service League - Crisis Nursery - Wichita

KENTUCKY

• The Nest - Lexington, KY

LOUISIANA

MAINE

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

• CAP Agency
• Crisis Nurseries of Minnesota
• Families First
• Kootasca Community Action Partnership
• Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota
• New Horizons Crisis Center

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

• Missouri Department of Social Services
• Annie Malone Children and Family Services
• Child Center Marygrove - Kids Care Crisis Nursery is located on the campus. Ages for this center include birth - 21 years.
•  Isabel’s House
• St. Louis Crisis Nursery
• Youth in Need- Has a program for children ages 12-17

MONTANA

• Toby's House

NEBRASKA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

 NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

• Crisis Nursery of Greater Rochester, Inc.
• New York Foundling Hospital Crisis Nursery

NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH DAKOTA

OHIO

• Blessing House
• Providence House

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

• Relief Nursery

PENNSYLVANIA

• Jeremiah's Place
• The Lehman Center in York, PA.
• Youth Service Incorporated

RHODE ISLAND

• The Providence Center

SOUTH CAROLINA

SOUTH DAKOTA

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

• Child Crisis Center of El Paso
• Children's Shelter of San Antonio

UTAH

• Family Support Center
• Family Support Center of Ogden, Utah

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON D.C.

WASHINGTON (STATE)

•  Child Haven
• Margie's Crisis Nursery
• Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery

WISCONSIN

• La Causa, Inc. 
• The Respite Center

 WEST VIRGINIA

WYOMING

 Crisis Nurseries found Internationally

• Children's Cottage Society (Calgary)

Additional Resources

• Prevent Child Abuse America