Daycares in El Mirage, AZ

All 10 licensed child care facilities in El Mirage, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Arizona: about $1,073/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Arizona →

10licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

20%with a clean record

8with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	D.U.S.D.#89 - Riverview Elementary12701 North Main Street	4.5★	1	59
2	El Mirage Head Start13500 North El Mirage Road	4.5★	1	40
3	Northwest Valley Ymca12450 West Cinnabar Avenue	4.5★	1	265
4	La Hacienda Child Care Center14506 Alto Street	4.4★	None	40
5	Dysart Head Start Catholic Charities Community Services12800 W Varney Rd	4.4★	None	60
6	D.U.S.D.#89 - El Mirage Elementary13500 North El Mirage Road	4.3★	None	59
7	D.U.S.D.#89 - Thompson Ranch Elementary11800 West Thompson Ranch Road	4.3★	None	59
8	D.U.S.D.#89 - Surprise Elementary12907 West Greenway Road	4.3★	1	59
9	Little Ones Learning Center11905 West Thunderbird Road	4.3★	1	59
10	Busy Bees Arizona El Mirage14085 North Dysart Road	3.1★	1	284

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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