Daycares in Decatur, AL

All 49 licensed child care facilities in Decatur, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Alabama: about $660/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Alabama →

49licensed daycares

4.2average safety rating

31%with a clean record

34with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	APPLETREE ACADEMY III2036 MODAUS RD UNIT B	4.4★	None	133
2	BARKER'S GROUP HOME DAYCARE522 11TH AVENUE NW	4.4★	None	12
3	CHRISTINE BOLDEN1515 1ST AVENUE SW	4.4★	None	19
4	EAST ACRES HEAD START1012 18TH AVENUE SE	4.4★	None	20
5	LITTLE LEADERS LEARNING CENTER2618 BRIAR AVE SW	4.4★	1	24
6	LOVE AND JOY LEARNING CENTER 21906 MILLER STREET SW	4.4★	None	26
7	TINY TOTS DAYCARE2610 LITTLE JOHN ST SW	4.4★	None	6
8	EARLY LEARNERS3432 OLD MOULTON ROAD	4.4★	None	85
9	GROWING IN GRACE1023 FIFTH AVENUE SE	4.4★	None	28
10	KID'S CENTRAL SAP410-11TH STREET, SE	4.4★	None	99
11	CAROL LYN DUBBS913 CLEARVIEW STREET SW	4.4★	2	10
12	T&F LEARNING CENTER1823 SOMERVILLE RD SE	4.4★	None	58
13	BOW TIES & TUTU'S1809 CUMBERLAND AVE. SW	4.4★	None	6
14	JESSICA TAYLOR1008 15TH AVE S.W.	4.4★	1	12
15	KIDS N US THE KAMP801 FRETWELL AVENUE SW	4.4★	None	61
16	KING'S MEMORIAL U.M.C. PREK #1702 MCCARTNEY ST NW	4.4★	None	18
17	DECATUR CITY HEAD START2014 SANDLIN ROAD SW	4.4★	3	108
18	KID'S CENTRAL INC. CHILD CARE & LEARNING410 11TH STREET, SE	4.4★	1	99
19	SHILOH DECATUR PRE-K2415 OLD MOULTON RD SW	4.4★	2	18
20	STERR'S DAY CARE CENTER1410 6TH STREET, NW	4.4★	None	18
21	THE AHEAD ACADEMY SITE 12602 BELTLINE ROAD	4.4★	2	19
22	M & M PRESCHOOL608 WESTBROOK DR SW	4.4★	None	6
23	LOVE AND JOY LEARNING CENTER1913 OLD MOULTON ROAD	4.4★	2	34
24	LA PETITE ACADEMY INC2122 WESTMEADE STREET, SW	4.4★	None	101
25	JUBILEE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY2110 STATE AVE SW	4.4★	None	109
26	KAREN STEWART1905 8TH STREET SW	4.4★	2	12
27	BCOMING CHURCH607 - 14TH STREET S.E.	4.3★	None	—
28	BELTLINE CHURCH OF CHRIST2159 BELTLINE ROAD SW	4.3★	None	—
29	BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB-3RD STREET UNIT407 3RD STREET SW	4.3★	None	84
30	CENTRAL PARK BAPTIST CHURCH2020 WESTMEADE STREET	4.3★	None	—
31	FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH-DECATUR123 CHURCH STREET NE	4.3★	None	—
32	FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - DECATUR805 CANAL STREET, NE	4.3★	None	—
33	GLORIAS DAYCARE AND LEARNING CENTER1213 Cloverdale Avenue Southwest	4.3★	None	1
34	GOD'S LITTLE HELPING HANDS CHILDCARE1911 7TH STREET SOUTHEAST	4.3★	None	12
35	JJRS BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE1609 Wolverine Drive Southeast	4.3★	None	30
36	JOJO'S RAYS OF SUNSHINE DAYCARE1607 WOLVERINE DR. SE	4.3★	None	30
37	LOVE AND GLORY DAYCARE/ LEARNING CENTER204 Commerce Circle Southwest	4.3★	None	69
38	NATIONS HARVEST CHURCH ASSEMBLIES495 HWY. 67 S.	4.3★	None	—
39	SHOAL CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH1077 SHOAL CREEK RD.	4.3★	None	—
40	ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH1700 CARRIDALE STREET SW	4.3★	None	—
41	TEACH TO REACH1611 6th Avenue Southwest	4.3★	None	5
42	THE MORGAN CENTER CHILDCARE2228 8TH ST. SW	4.3★	3 · 2 high-risk	102
43	SHINING STAR LEARNING CENTER2103 8TH STREET SW	4.3★	2	51
44	KIDS N US DAYCARE AND LEARNING CENTER1926 OLD MOULTON RD SW	4.2★	2 · 1 high-risk	60
45	TERRI'S LITTLE ONES1032 B FOURTH AVENUE SE	4.2★	6	60
46	THE AHEAD ACADEMY SITE 22600-A BELTLINE ROAD	3.6★	4 · 1 high-risk	29
47	LOVE & JOY LEARNING CENTER 3801 FRETWELL AVE SW	3.5★	3 · 2 high-risk	90
48	V. TURNER EARLY LEARNING CENTER1313 CLARKVIEW STREET S W	2.9★	1 · 1 high-risk	56
49	ANGEL KEEPERS DAYCARE1709 SOMERVILLE RD	2.1★	10 · 3 high-risk	83

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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